Mexican cartels operating in Northwest

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A drug epidemic is fueling crime in western Washington and now we know where it is coming from. The DEA has already seized more meth this year than ever before and it can be traced right back to the cartels.

Robert Dixon weighed just 129 pounds last November. His drugs of choice? Meth and heroin.

“It just gives you a burst of energy and it winds you up and you go and go,” said Dixon who is 45 days clean.

For 9 out of 10 heroin users, meth is their secondary drug of choice.

“Methamphetamine is a dark horse riding side by side with heroin,” said DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug James.

The agency has seized more than 430 pounds of meth so far this year compared to 100 pounds in 2009.

Likewise, deaths have risen as well. In King County, there were 15 meth related deaths in 2009, 70 last year and the DEA says the drugs can be traced back to the Mexican Cartels.