Minnesota police seize practically 900 kilos of meth in historic drug bust

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Two males had been arrested on Monday after regulation enforcement seized practically 900 kilos of suspected methamphetamine price roughly $1.7 million — in what authorities are calling "one of many largest meth busts in Minnesota historical past."

"[Nine hundred pounds] of meth seized throughout two visitors stops in Minnesota yesterday, in a success concentrating on drug trafficking rings you’ll hear about quickly," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote in a publish on X on Tuesday. "We’re discovering them and crushing their operations. Extra to return. Due to our [U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration] companions for the coordination."

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Two males, 46-year-old Joel Casas-Santiago and 44-year-old Guillermo Mercado Chaparro, are going through expenses for his or her alleged involvement in the crime , FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported.

Final week, an undercover police officer reportedly bought meth from Chaparro, and authorities proceeded to safe a court docket order to trace his pickup truck, FOX 9 reported, citing the legal criticism.

Two males had been arrested on Monday after regulation enforcement seized practically 900 kilos of suspected methamphetamine price roughly $1.7 million. (@FBIDDBongino/X)

On Monday, police noticed Chaparro put two baggage right into a Jeep parked close to his pickup truck. Casas-Santiago reportedly entered the Jeep, and the 2 males drove off of their separate autos.

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Police later discovered and searched the Jeep, at which level they found 251 kilos of suspected methamphetamine. Regulation enforcement then obtained a warrant for the pickup truck, the place they found an extra 638 kilos of methamphetamine in addition to a drug ledger, in response to FOX 9.

Casas-Santiago has been charged with one rely of first-degree sale of meth inside a 90-day interval. Chaparro is going through two counts of the identical cost. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Workplace)

Chaparro allegedly admitted to being concerned in drug trafficking, and investigators imagine each males are linked to a bigger drug group that operates out of Mexico , FOX 9 reported.

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Casas-Santiago has been charged with one rely of first-degree sale of meth inside a 90-day interval, whereas Chaparro is going through two counts of first-degree sale of meth inside a 90-day interval.

"[Nine hundred pounds] of meth seized throughout two visitors stops in Minnesota yesterday, in a success concentrating on drug trafficking rings you’ll hear about quickly," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote in a publish on X on Tuesday. (Reuters)

"… In Minneapolis, [Violent Crime Enforcement Teams] arrested two males and seized the large drug load — presumably one of many largest meth busts in Minnesota historical past," the Ramsey County Sheriff's Workplace wrote in a Fb publish on Tuesday. "Each suspects have been charged with managed substance crimes."

Bongino additionally took to X earlier this week with statistics he says show the FBI's heightened deal with violent crime and unlawful immigration "is working."

Over the previous couple of months, the FBI has seized 22% extra illicit medication than in the identical interval final yr, together with greater than 97,000 kilos of cocaine, over 7,000 kilos of meth and greater than 2,500 kilos of fentanyl, he wrote.

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The FBI and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Workplace didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

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