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Lawmaker calls for House hearings on drugs arriving in prison mail,...

A Minnesota state representative is calling for House hearings after dangerous drugs arriving in the mail have been sending correctional workers to the hospital...

Rochester man indicted for illegal possession of a firearm, fentanyl trafficking

A Rochester, Minn., man has been indicted on federal firearm and drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger last week. Liban Abdikadar Abdullahi, 29,...

Cartel-linked Minnesotan, 14 others, indicted in Mexico-based drug trafficking operation

A Minnesota man and over a dozen co-conspirators have been charged with trafficking over 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs from Mexico to...

Minnesota man sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for fentanyl...

A New Brighton, Minn., man was one of several people federally charged last year with trafficking fentanyl from Arizona to Madison, Wisc., that resulted...

BCA announces new unit focused on reducing violent crime in Twin...

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) held a press conference Monday to announce the formation of a new unit that will focus on...

Separate tax rate for police, illegal immigrant crime discussed at Emmer...

A group of law enforcement leaders from Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District discussed a variety of police issues at a roundtable hosted by House Majority...

George Floyd’s alleged drug dealer Morries Hall sentenced to 15 years...

George Floyd’s alleged drug dealer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in an unrelated sex trafficking case in Redwood County, Minn. Morries Lester...

Feds charge 8 in Duluth fentanyl trafficking ring amid record overdoses

The federal government announced charges this week against eight members of a drug trafficking ring who allegedly distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Duluth and...

Man arrested with 3,000 fentanyl pills during ‘Live on Patrol’ broadcast...

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 111 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as...

Two men sentenced for trafficking narcotics between California and Minnesota

Two Minneapolis men have been sentenced to federal prison for possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger. Cortez...