KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — It doesn’t happen often, but Public Safety got a tip that a drug dealer was going to meet with men who planned to rip him off in the 1000 block of Walter Street on Friday.
The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team set up surveillance near Upjohn Park and waited.
When both the suspected armed robbers and the drug dealer appeared, KVET converged and took all three into custody.
A 9mm handgun loaded with hollow point ammunition was seized from one of the suspected armed robbers. .
They also seized dealer amounts of heroin, methamphetamines, marijuana, and prescription pills.
Two Kalamazoo men, one 41 and the other 24, were arrested for attempted armed robbery and possession with intent to deliver heroin.
A third suspect was released with methamphetamine charges pending.
