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2 men arrested in Minneapolis meth bust indicted, 1 charged with illegal re-entry
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUL 18 – Two men face federal conspiracy charges after a nearly 900-pound methamphetamine seizure linked to Mexican drug organizations, with one also charged for illegal reentry, officials said.
- Joel Casas-Santiago and Guillermo Mercado-Chaparro were federally indicted on July 17 in Minnesota for conspiracy to distribute nearly 900 pounds of methamphetamine seized in south Minneapolis.
- The indictment follows their July 7 arrests after police stopped a Jeep and found over 250 pounds of meth in bags and a cooler, plus more than 630 pounds in a truck bed.
- Mercado-Chaparro, 44, who was deported in 2004, was also charged with illegal reentry and is accused of selling one pound of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer on July 2.
- The meth has an estimated street value of $1.7 million and is linked to Mexican cartels aiming to use Minnesota as a distribution hub, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
- Officials stated this prosecution marks the start of broader efforts to prevent Minnesota from becoming a cartel hub and to combat the increasing methamphetamine threat.
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2 men arrested in Minneapolis meth bust indicted, 1 charged with illegal re-entry
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced an indictment for the men allegedly involved in one of the “largest” meth busts in state history and an additional illegal-reentry charge for one of them.
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