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State seeks safety records from We Heart Seattle in needle and drug cleanup investigation
by Joel Moreno
KOMO News
Aug 17, 2026
“Andrea Suarez, the group’s CEO and founder, said she and her volunteers are protecting the public from coming across this hazardous waste left on city streets.”
Fentanyl still present in Seattle:
The Fantasy Newsperson Asks
Has blowing up suspected drug boat crews led to any shortage of cartel product in Seattle?
Have Port Angeles based Homeland Security/CBP units been able to create any shortage of cartel product/fentanyl in the Puget Sound area?
Is the Puget Sound drug situation any different today than it was under Biden?
Has REAL ID prevented cartel product from arriving in Seattle?
Have Flock cameras prevented cartel product from entering the Puget Sound area?
Has any community anywhere in the US downsized or shut down any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on suspected narcoterrorist drug boats, ICE crackdowns and designating cartels as terrorist organizations?
Any questions from newspeople?
Does the US Dept. of Homeland Security prevent cartel product from entering Seattle? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US.
More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?
2026 Seattle street scenes: