Two Auburn residents were arrested in a drug and gun trafficking bust.

Marisol Perez-Diaz, 23, and Jordan Martinez Gamez, 23, of Auburn were two of the 10 arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Seattle Police Department on Oct. 28 in connection with three significant, interrelated, drug and gun trafficking conspiracies, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.

“These defendants were trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin on the streets of Western Washington. These drugs take a heavy toll on our community,” Floyd said. “Worse yet, this group trafficked in dozens of firearms – some of them high powered assault style weapons. Yesterday alone law enforcement seized 34 firearms.”

Search warrants were served at 12 different locations including at a largely undeveloped “stash property,” linked to Jose Isabel Sandoval Zuniga in Centralia, Washington. This location contained 25 kilos of suspected fentanyl powder, more than 90,000 fentanyl pills and two dozen firearms. Upon arrest, Zuniga had 1.6 kilos of suspected fentanyl in his vehicle and heroin, more fentanyl, and a loaded .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol in his Sammamish home.

“This heavily armed Transnational Criminal Organization threatened all of Western Washington by trafficking guns and fentanyl from Lewis County to Snohomish County,” David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge, DEA Seattle Field Division said. “Our entire region is safer today because of the efforts of DEA and our partners, who literally risked their lives to confront this threat to our communities.”

In the arrest operation on Oct. 28, law enforcement seized approximately 100,000 fentanyl pills, 34 kilos of fentanyl powder, 3.7 kilos of methamphetamine, nearly a kilogram of heroin and 8.7 kilos of cocaine. Law enforcement also seized $40,000 in cash.

“This violent organization not only trafficked dangerous drugs, but was responsible for putting firearms on our city streets,” Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said. “I’m thankful for the great work of our Seattle Police officers and our federal partners.”

These arrests were made after a year-long investigation by area law enforcement.

Law enforcement seized approximately 100,000 fentanyl pills, 34 kilos of fentanyl powder, 3.7 kilos of methamphetamine, nearly a kilogram of heroin and 8.7 kilos of cocaine during the arrests. Photo provided by the office of U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd

U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd said more than 34 firearms were seized in the arrests. Photo provided by the office of U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd