Lewis County sheriff's deputies have had their eye on the alleged Winlock drug dealer for at least two years.
Then about two months ago, deputies started "actively" pursuing the case; since then, detectives say they bought methamphetamine from the dealer on two occasions.
Detectives say he was selling about five pounds of Mexican cooked meth every week.
So Friday, with heavily armed SWAT teams leading the way, deputies raided the 26-year-old's home and a shop out of which he was allegedly operating his drug business.
Sheriff Steve Mansfield said the arrest went smoothly.
There was a "pop" and then smoke from the flash grenades. Within a second or two, teams of cops with assault rifles grabbed their man before he even realized what was happening.
And it's a good thing he didn't realize what was going on.
Not far from his reach were some of the many weapons the suspect had in his home and the shop.
In all, police grabbed more than 70 guns. Many of those were semi-automatic rifles. There were sawed-off shotguns, a repeating shotgun with a circular clip the size of tea saucer, and a sniper rifle complete with a tripod.
Deputies even found a grenade and 1,000 feet of blasting wire.
But none of that is what scared deputies the most.
What really scared them was information. It was sensitive, personal information the suspect allegedly had about the detectives themselves.
The suspect's girlfriend was already facing a drug charge. To put that case together, police had to use what they call a "CI" or criminal informant. The CI is usually someone who has some unsavory criminal history of their own. The CI usually strikes a deal: Police drop the charges in a case against him and in exchange the CI will put his life in danger and help police collect evidence against a suspect of higher criminal value.
Inside the home raided on Friday, deputies found the name of the CI.
Prosecutor Brad Megher said in court Monday, the suspect got the name of the CI because the rules of court forced Megher to release it.
However, the prosecutor could not say how the suspect came up with the name and "sensitive personal information" of several drug detectives who operate in Lewis County.
"The law enforcement community is very concerned about the releasing of (that information) as am I," Megher said.
For now the police probably don't have anything to worry about. When the judge heard about the situation, he ordered the suspect stay in jail unless he can post a $ 250,000 bail.
Prosecutors had only asked for $100,000.