Regina Lynn Rodriguez

On February 9, 2026, officers initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle in the area of Highway 100 and Summit Drive, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota, as the vehicle was observed in the back parking lot of a hotel the officers knew the occupants to be trespassed from. Officers observed the back seat passenger, identified as REGINA LYNN RODRIGUEZ, DEFENDANT herein, reaching towards her left into what appeared to the officer to be a bag and then putting the bag on her lap. Officers asked the DEFENDANT to step out of the vehicle.

Officers observed a small ball of burnt tinfoil sitting where the DEFENDANT had last moved her hands. The officer observed a glass smoking device on the floorboard by where the DEFENDANT was sitting. Officers searched the DEFENDANT's bag and discovered three rock like substances that later tested positive by the BCA as fentanyl and weighed.40 grams. The DEFENDANT admitted knowing that the drugs were in her bag and that the bag was hers. The DEFENDANT is not currently in custody.