(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Wednesday, officers of the Ketchikan Police Department, with assistance of the F.B.I. and a local Ketchikan resident, completed an investigation of a group of suspects involved in alleged Methamphetamine importation and distribution from the state of Washington.  Multiple search warrants were executed to include a hotel room, a vehicle, and a boat.

According to information provided by Sgt. Andy Berntson of the Ketchikan Police Department, arrested and charged with multiple outstanding extraditable arrest warrants out of the state of Washington for Robbery, and felony Fugitive from Justice, was Cayse R. Sivertsen, a 32 year old man. Sivertsen, a Washington resident with Ketchikan ties, is alleged to have participated in the importation and distribution of Methamphetamine with Kim M. Johnston, a 45 year old woman, a Washington resident.

Sivertsen was also found to be in possession of $506.00 in alleged drug proceeds. Johnston was contacted and arrested on a boat in Bar Harbor and found to be in possession of approximately 5 grams of Methamphetamine, $1186.00, and Clonazepam.  Both Siverten and Johnston were contacted with drug use and distribution paraphernalia.  

Alexander B. Karlson, 21 years-of-age, was also contacted during the investigation, arrested and charged with Misconduct Involving A Controlled Substance In The Third Degree, and Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance In The Fourth Degree for possession of Methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  Karlson was also found to be in possession of drug distribution paraphernalia.

All three were initially held without bail.

Source of News: 

Ketchikan Police Department

 

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