POULSBO — An alleged meth dealer has been arrested after police conducted controlled purchases of the drug at a home near Keyport.
David William Seelow, 56, of Poulsbo has been charged in Kitsap County District Court with two counts of delivery of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
Seelow was arrested during a search of his home on Feb. 5, outside the borders of the City of Poulsbo, and just outside of Keyport, according to a report from the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team.
It is the second time within a year that Seelow has been charged with such a crime. He also faces another count of delivery of meth for an alleged incident in May 2014.
The May investigation was conducted by the Bremerton Special Operations Group — a joint-force investigative unit — which allegedly performed two controlled purchases of meth at Seelow’s residence, taking in .9 gram and 1.2 grams of meth.
Seelow was charged in August 2014 as a result of the May investigation, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. It wasn’t until Jan. 20 that Seelow was arrested on the warrant. By that time, detectives with the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team were conducting another investigation into Seelow, with even more controlled purchases of meth using a police operative.
Before Seelow’s arrest on Jan. 20, the team had completed two controlled purchases of meth using the operative; one on Nov. 10 that produced 15 grams of meth, and another on Jan. 13 that produced two bags of meth weighing 15.6 grams and .7 grams.
Seelow paid his bail after the Jan. 20 arrest and returned to his residence, where the narcotics team conducted another controlled purchase of meth on Jan. 26 that produced 7.6 grams, according to a report.
The operative told officers that at each purchase, Seelow accessed large quantities of meth, measured it out, and sold it to them, according to the report. The drug was allegedly bought using recorded cash, and the purchased substances later tested positive for meth after being handed over to detectives.
A shotgun, rifle and crossbow were within reach of Seelow during the controlled purchases, according to the report. The operative allegedly told officers that Seelow kept firearms around his home and often had friends hide them for him. The operative also said Seelow hides money and meth around his property to avoid being detected by police.
After obtaining a search warrant for Seelow’s residence, detectives with the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team searched his home and arrested him. Meth was discovered, but not in the larger quantities that previous purchases produced. Two broken pipes used for smoking meth were found, along with a small container that had meth residue inside. Also found were two small baggies, each containing .8 gram and 2 grams of meth.
Seelow told detectives that he does not sell meth but does regularly use it, according to the report.
Officers were called to Seelow’s address in April 2014 for a report of a robbery. The residents of the home alleged that two men broke in, held them at gun point, and stole hundreds of dollars from Seelow.
According to a police report, Seelow and other witnesses accused two men of the crime after searching through their friends on Facebook. The two men were arrested and charged with the crime, but the two men were found to have verifiable alibis and the robbery charges were dropped.
