Man who shot Lummi Police officer was trafficking fentanyl, court docs allege
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- Suspect charged in Lummi cop shooting was under investigation for fentanyl trafficking
- Drug task force linked suspect to Sinaloa fentanyl operation via undercover buys.
- Officers found cash, remittance slip, and false ID in apartment search post-arrest.
The 23-year-old man charged with shooting a Lummi Nation Police Department officer was under investigation for trafficking fentanyl, according to court documents obtained by The Herald.
Jesus Abraham Penuelas-Agramon was arrested July 28 on charges including attempted first-degree murder, and remains in jail without bail. Court records allege that Penuelas-Agramon shot a Lummi police officer seven times while the officer was attempting to check on him after he crashed his vehicle into a ditch.
The Herald contacted Lummi Police for a status update on the injured officer but had yet to receive a response as of Tuesday afternoon.
Penuelas-Agramon had already been under investigation in the months leading up to the shooting and his arrest, according to court records. The Whatcom Regional Drug Task Force launched an investigation into Penuelas-Agramon in May, believing he was associated with a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico.
The task force arranged for an undercover police officer to purchase drugs from Penuelas-Agramon on three separate occasions. Each time, the officer contacted a “known dispatcher number” believed to be based in Mexico, according to court documents. The dispatcher arranged for the officer to meet with Penuelas-Agramon at a location in Whatcom County, where they purchased fentanyl-laced powder.
After Penuelas-Agramon was arrested for the shooting, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant for the Ferndale apartment where Penuelas-Agramon sometimes resided.
Inside the apartment officers found a remittance slip that appeared to show Penuelas-Agramon sending money to Sinaloa, a common money-laundering system for drug traffickers. The slip was signed with the false name Javier Pena Flores — the fake name he gave officers when he was arrested and the identity he was “living under locally,” according to court documents. He provided the same fake name to police during a separate drug-related investigation.
Officers also found cash totaling $9,276 hidden in “multiple locations” inside the apartment. The money was tied up in rubber bands “consistent with the packaging and appearance of drug proceeds.”
Penuelas-Agramon was charged with money laundering and three counts of delivery of a controlled substance (fentanyl). He was also charged with attempted first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm in a separate court case. His arraignment for both cases is scheduled for Friday.
Penuelas-Agramon is a fugitive from justice, and he is wanted for a parole violation by the Colorado Department of Corrections.
This story was originally published August 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM.