‘Biggest heroin dealer in Dutch Harbor’ arrested with drug-laden candle
Published on August 28, 2017
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A man who described himself to agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency as “the biggest heroin dealer in Dutch Harbor” has been arrested following an investigation that began at the United States Post Office.
Alexander Swenton was arrested last Tuesday, Aug. 22, for several charges including conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin in excess of 100 grams, and the possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking, after authorities found drugs stuffed within a wax candle in his hotel room.