Three taken into custody in drug, bomb probe

PORT ANGELES — More arrests are expected after local police and federal agents stormed two residences in search of drugs and explosives Tuesday.

Two men and a woman were taken into custody.

Ronald E. Murphy, age not available, of Port Angeles was arrested and booked into the Clallam County jail for possession of amphetamine and fourth-degree making of unlawful drugs.

Michael Hollingsworth, 34, was arrested and booked into jail for allegedly manufacturing explosive devices.

Law enforcement officers did not immediately identify the woman, nor would they say if she was under arrest.

Members of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents executed search warrants at the Welcome Inn Trailer Court and RV Park, 1215 W. Highway 101, and at a house at 934 W. 14th St.

Police and federal agents would not comment on what they found in the mobile home. But witnesses said officers apparently removed several wiring components.

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