A Longview man is in custody on suspicion of selling drugs to a teenager who later overdosed and died.
Baylee Sun Garcia, 20, of Longview, was in Cowlitz County Jail as of Friday, and facing charges of controlled substances homicide and possession, among others.
According to a Longview Police Department notice, Garcia was arrested Thursday at his home in the 200 block of 28th Avenue.
During the search, detectives report finding drugs, digital scales, guns, a ballistic vest, and electronic communications related to drug sales.
Garcia came under the radar of the Longview police after a 15-year-old died on Jan. 25 at a residence near the 2400 block of McAtee Drive after ingesting multiple 60-milligram morphine pills purchased from a dealer, who police say was Garcia.
As stated in the report, authorities obtained surveillance footage from a local business near 20th Avenue, which showed a hand-to-hand sale between the two.
The police say Garcia was selling illegal substances, including morphine, LSD, and psilocybin mushrooms, to minors in the Longview area.
