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63 articles tagged “Drugs”
Brothers Face Felony Charges in North Minneapolis Drug Case
Prosecutors have charged Torrence Lomanthro Gray, 50, and his brother, Dominic Lamont Gray, 43, in connection with a narcotics and firearms investigation.
4 Charged After 30-Pound Meth Shipment Intercepted at MSP Airport
The package was shipped from California before being seized at the airport and used in a series of controlled deliveries across the Twin Cities.
48 Arrested in Northland Drug Trafficking Case
Investigators say the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force first identified people connected to the operation in May 2023 while looking into local drug activity and firearm-related violence.
Fentanyl Suspected as Overdoses Spike in Dakota County
Investigators stress that even occasional or recreational use of these drugs can carry serious risk due to the potency of fentanyl and the difficulty of detecting it without testing.
3 Pounds of Meth Found During Olmsted County Traffic Stop
According to a criminal complaint, Mark Darrel Steffes is charged with first-degree sale of a controlled substance and first-degree possession of a controlled substance following an investigation by the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.
Siblings Charged in Saint Paul Drug Deal Killing
Prosecutors charged a 36-year-old Brooklyn Park woman and her 35-year-old brother with second-degree murder in the killing of Michael D. Tucker.
25-year-old Charged in Richfield Apartment Killing
Yusuf Ali Salat is accused of causing the woman’s death without intent while committing a second-degree assault and of possessing fifty grams or more of cocaine or methamphetamine while using or possessing a firearm.
On Release, Saint Paul Man Charged in Copper Thefts, Fentanyl Possession
Multiple callers reported someone pulling copper wire from the base of streetlights, noting that lights in the area were out. Callers said two people were involved and were last seen heading eastbound on Jessamine Avenue.
Drug Seizure Leads to 9 Felony Counts in Minneapolis Traffic Stop
Deputies on routine patrol observed a black Ford Explorer traveling north with a passenger-side headlight out and extensive cracking across the front windshield. After initiating a traffic stop, deputies reported smelling raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.
Hibbing Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Seizure, 2 Arrests
Authorities say the arrests led to multiple felony charges against the man they took into custody and a separate drug possession charge against a woman at his residence.
3 Charged After Suitcases Packed With Meth Found in Saint Paul Home
Rosario Salas Fierro, 29, his brother, 30-year-old Jose Cesar Salas Fierro, and 27-year-old Grayson Joseph Madrigal each face a first-degree controlled substance charge for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
Feds Sentence 2 Dealers for Man’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
The sentencing comes more than two years after the victim overdosed in July 2023, a death authorities traced back to a Detroit-based supply chain that moved fentanyl into Wisconsin and Minnesota.
