SEATTLE — Two Seattle-area men who were “significant” members of a “violent” drug trafficking ring will spend 72 months in prison, according to acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
27-year-old Khaliil Ahmed, aka “Bossup,” who is connected to several shootings in the Seattle area, and 36-year-old Yohannes Wondimagegnehu, aka “Jon,” were sentenced on Monday.
Law enforcement says the two were connected to an apartment near Seattle’s University District that was known for selling drugs. They say Wondimagegnehu helped staff it.
One of the leaders was gunned down there in June 2024, and the murder is still under investigation. Despite what happened, officials say Wondimagegnehu continued to sell drugs out of the apartment.
When law enforcement searched Wondimagegnehu’s place in October, they found eight guns, various drugs, and cash. They also found a money counting machine for handling his bigger drug deals, shared acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.
When they arrested Ahmed, they found several guns inside his home, something he isn’t supposed to have because of previous convictions.
Law enforcement says they’ve connected Ahmed to several shootings in the Seattle area:
May 2024: A shooting at a First Hill neighborhood apartment. According to law enforcement, surveillance video captured Ahmed pointing a gun at the victim.
August 2023: A deadly shooting that happened at a hookah bar in South Seattle. Ahmed was injured in the shooting, and three others were killed.
Ahmed and Wondimagegnehu are two of 14 people arrested in connection with the drug ring. Law enforcement spent about a year investigating. When they made their arrests, officers seized over 50 guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, including high-capacity drum magazines, and armor-piercing rounds; several hundred thousand dollars in cash and jewelry; 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 4 kilograms of cocaine.
The remaining 12 will be sentenced at a later date.
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