I am not interested in police "gut feelings" or "hunches".
Either he was observed buying drugs (no evidence submitted), or he was found with drugs in his possession (still no evidence submitted), or the object he threw away was recovered and determined to be illegal drugs.... (wait for it...)
NO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED!
Dude pays buddy $60 to drive him from Olympia to Seattle in the wee hours of the morning after getting off from his minimum wage night shift.
Dude is spotted in a dark alley in Seattle (Bellevue) and is ordered to stop (possible suspect in a fight)
Dude runs
Dude is seen on camera tossing packet from pocket just prior to being caught.