Man pleads guilty to role in drug bust where nearly 900 lbs of meth was recovered
Joel Casas-Santiago was arrested and charged last July after authorities seized nearly 900 pounds of meth from two vehicles in St. Paul.
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Joel Casas-Santiago was arrested and charged last July after authorities seized nearly 900 pounds of meth from two vehicles in St. Paul.
Guillermo Mercado-Chaparro was arrested and charged last July after authorities seized nearly 900 pounds of meth from two vehicles in St. Paul.
A State Patrol K-9 and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension assisted the trooper in recovering nine packages containing approximately 50,000 fentanyl pills.
A New Brighton, Minnesota, man has been federally charged with drug crimes after a package was intercepted by police at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last month.
Another one of the nine people charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota's history has been sentenced.
Two men have been federally indicted in what officials are calling "one of the largest" drug busts in Minnesota history.
A Minneapolis meth bust is being billed as one of the largest in Minnesota history.
A judge on Monday sentenced a man to a decade in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that led to the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota history.
Court documents reveal 900 pounds of meth found in a storage locker in Burnsville, Minnesota, prompted a highly scrutinized federal raid on Lake Street in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Investigators revealed new details about the federal raids that sparked this clash near a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis last week. In just-filed court documents, federal authorities say they searched multiple homes and businesses across half a dozen cities. WCCO's Adam Duxter shows us what they uncovered, and why they say it points to an international crime ring operating in Minnesota.
Court documents show a judge sentenced Quijuan Bankhead to 10 years in prison, five years supervised released and $100 special assessment.
A top official with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says agents could take a record amount of methamphetamine off of Minnesota streets this year if the current pace continues.
Federal agents say they could take a record amount of meth off Minnesota streets this year. Authorities seized more than 2,000 pounds of the deadly drug last year. As WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports, that only includes what the DEA is catching.
Authorities from Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties initiated a joint investigation into the trafficking ring, resulting in the seizure of over 30,000 grams of fentanyl pills.
Investigators say they've taken a significant amount of dangerous drugs off our streets. A big bust last week turned up fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine — all in one man's bedroom. WCCO's Jason Rantala is in the newsroom with the suspect's alleged ties to Mexican drug dealers.
Two Eagan men are facing charges after Ramsey County authorities seized 20 pounds of methamphetamine in a drug bust on Monday.
Robiel Williams pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl after authorities seized more than 280,000 fentanyl pills in early 2023.
A judge sentenced a 25-year-old man to 13 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that led to the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota history.
Prosecutors today charged a 45-year-old man with funneling dangerous drugs into Minnesota from Mexico.
A central Minnesota man is charged with drug possession after a task force allegedly found fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine while searching his St. Cloud home.
An investigation into the sale of dangerous fentanyl pills led to a search that uncovered 4,800 fentanyl pills in St. Cloud.
Law enforcement members targeting an individual in a recent drugs and weapons bust at a Minneapolis residence were surprised to find several others with arrest warrants on hand.
Authorities in central Minnesota work in conjunction with the MSP Airport Police to take multiple pounds of methamphetamine off the streets.
A drug and gang task force in central Minnesota says a 39-year-old man is in custody after a police pursuit last week.
Minneapolis Park Police on Thursday will discuss charges filed after the recovery of over 1,700 pills containing fentanyl. Watch an extended cut of a press conference discussing the incident.
