A confidential informant helped detectives recover nearly five pounds of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun from a Saint Paul apartment in late August, according to charges.

Candice Lee Goebel, 42, of Saint Paul, faces four felony charges: first-degree aggravated controlled substance crime involving a firearm, first-degree possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of illegal possession of a firearm or ammunition as a person with a felony conviction.

According to the complaint, during the week of August 10, 2026, a detective with the Washington County Drug Task Force received information from a confidential informant that a woman known as “Candice Goebel” was selling felony amounts of methamphetamine. The informant reported purchasing methamphetamine from Goebel multiple times and provided the phone number used to arrange the sales.