Hundreds of stolen catalytic converters were seized from two Tri-Cities businesses this week.
An investigation by the Interagency Narcotics Investigation Team that commenced in Grant County led to the restoration of far more than 500 catalytic converters in Kennewick, according to a social media submit from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The INET investigation associated trafficking of stolen property and cash laundering.
Warrants experienced been served at a Moses Lake house and the Dos Tesoros Smoke Shop on Stratford Highway in Moses Lake, which then led investigators to glance into the Kennewick corporations on Wednesday – PDX Scrap Metallic and C.E.M. Catalytic Converter.
They ended up ready to recuperate 533 catalytic converters, raw supplies from the cores of the catalytic converters and equipment made use of to extract the important resources from within catalytic converters.
An INET investigation led to the restoration of far more than 500 catalytic converters in Kennewick.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office environment, together with associates of the Tri-Metropolitan areas Metro Drug Task Pressure, Benton County, WA Sheriff’s Business office, Kennewick Law enforcement Department, Washington State Patrol and Pasco Law enforcement served a research warrant at PDX Scrap Metallic at 213507 Highway 397 in Kennewick, according to the write-up.
They also interviewed 51-yr-old Eleuterio Domingo Sanchez Vazquez, the owner of C.E.M. Catalytic Converter, and his daughter, 23-calendar year-previous Carolina Sanchez Villanueva, the owner of PDX Scrap Steel.
Sanchez Vazquez and Sanchez Villanueva are the main suspects in the investigation, but they were being not arrested.
As soon as the investigation is concluded, the reviews will be forwarded to the Benton County Prosecutor’s Business for feasible prices.
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