GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has released its annual Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team report, highlighting operations and seizures conducted by the team across multiple departments and counties at the state level.
The report shows a significant increase in narcotics cases, with a 23% rise year over year. Arrests related to these cases also saw an increase of 8% between 2024 and 2025.
While seizures of meth and heroin have decreased, there has been an increase in fentanyl, cocaine, ketamine, LSD and DMT seizures.
The report also highlights a concerning rise in overdose deaths in Grant County. In 2025, police responded to 200 reported overdose calls, and 42 people lost their lives to overdoses between January and December of that year.
Grant County ranks eighth in the state for overdose deaths per 100,000 people. Mason County has the highest rate, followed by Spokane and then Grays Harbor.
