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818 Grams Of Meth Seized In 6-Month-Long Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A six-month investigation into the possession and sales of methamphetamine in Central Minnesota resulted in roughly 20 arrests and approximately 818 grams of meth purchased or...
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Minnesota Sisters Arrested For Selling Drugs In ND
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Two sisters from Minnesota are accused of dealing large quantities of methamphetamine in North Dakota. Jacqueline Weiss, 22, and Jennifer Weiss, 25, of Zimmerman, Minn., are...
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Meth Found On Man After Arrest For Attempted Burglary
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man was arrested Sunday night after an attempted burglary in Brook Park, Minn., according to authorities. Police said a witness reported a man exiting a home at 6:43 p.m. Sunday...
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Charges: Toddler Gets High On Meth After Dad Takes Him To ‘Dope House’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old man faces charges after police say he took his 2-year-old boy to a “dope house,” where the boy became high, after another individual was smoking meth in front of him....
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Calif. Police Arrest Suspect In Twin Cities Kidnapping
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The suspect in a Twin Cities kidnapping case was arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday after attempting to run from police officers. Jesus Ramirez, 31, is charged with four...
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Body Of Man Found In RV Compartment ID’d
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Investigators have identified the body that was found in a compartment of a rented RV on Friday in Winona, Minn. as an Anoka man who’s been missing since last November. According...
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4 Indicted In Minnesota Drug Cartel Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four men have been indicted on charges alleging they kidnapped and tortured two men they suspected of stealing drugs and money from a St. Paul “stash house,” federal prosecutors...
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Former ‘U’ Research Assistant Arrested After Police Catch Him ‘Cooking Meth’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 30-year-old man is in custody and charged with a felony after police say he was caught cooking meth in a storage facility in St. Paul. According to the criminal complaint,...
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Truck Driver Convicted Of Reckless Homicide
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A jury in western Kentucky has convicted a Minnesota truck driver of reckless homicide for a crash on Interstate 24 that resulted in the death of a man. The Kentucky New Era...
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Woman Charged With Sister In Drug Case To Plead
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of two sisters from Minnesota accused of dealing large quantities of methamphetamine in North Dakota says she will also plead guilty in the case. Jennifer and Jacqueline Weiss,...
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19-Year-Old Charged In Death Of Teen Found Buried In Snow
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 19-year-old Kasson man is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a Byron teen, who died outside on a subzero morning after a night of drug use. According to the...
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Federal Jury Convicts Man In Large Drug Bust
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury in Sioux Falls has convicted a Minnesota man in a drug case that authorities say involved large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana. Fifty-one-year-old...
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12 People Indicted In Minnesota Drug Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal authorities have indicted 12 people who they say were involved in a drug trafficking operation run out of a Spring Lake Park auto repair shop. U.S. Attorney Andy Luger...
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Task Force Arrests Two In St. Cloud Area, Seize $300K In Meth
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A St. Augusta man and a St. Cloud woman are expected to face several criminal charges after police found about $300,000 worth of methamphetamine in their possession Thursday....
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Man Charged With Possessing Nearly $500k Of Meth
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged an East Bethel man with possessing nearly $500,000 worth of methamphetamine. The Owatonna People’s Press reports a state trooper arrested 24-year-old...
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U.S. Attorney: Meth Found In Home Of Mpls. Man Facing Conspiracy Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minneapolis man already facing conspiracy charges is now also facing charges for allegedly possessing methamphetamine. Abbas Ateia Al Hussainawee, 40, has been charged with...
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MPD Helps Foil Stolen Electronics-For-Meth Pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A drug pipeline that supplied meth from the Twin Cities to North Dakota has shut down. Strangely enough, it all started with electronics stolen from homes and businesses in Grand...
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Charges: Man Brings Nearly 4 Pounds Of Meth From Calif. To Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A San Jose, Calif. man has been charged for allegedly attempting to bring nearly four pounds of meth across state lines into Minnesota. Eddy Antonio Cardenas, 33, faces one count...
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Meth Still A Problem In Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Brian Fitch Sr. was collecting on methamphetamine debts when he shot and killed Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick last July. Just this week David Winter, who engaged...
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Report: Meth Surge ‘Is Here Right Now'; Heroin Maintains Grip On Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Methamphetamine use has returned to epidemic levels in the Twin Cities not seen since 2005, according to a new research report. Meanwhile, more people than ever have been treated...
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