US EditionLaw Enforcement Seizes Nearly 900 Pounds of Meth in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, JUL 8 – Two men linked to Mexican drug trafficking organizations were arrested after police seized nearly 900 pounds of methamphetamine worth about $1.7 million, officials said.
- Law enforcement arrested Guillermo Chaparro and Joel Casas-Santiago for first-degree meth sales after seizing nearly 900 pounds of methamphetamine in Minneapolis this week.
- The bust occurred after an undercover officer purchased one pound of methamphetamine from Chaparro on July 2, leading authorities to track and seize the drugs on Monday near 31st Street and Cedar Avenue.
- Officers found 251 pounds of meth in a Jeep and 638 pounds in a pickup truck, where they also discovered an alleged drug ledger, linking the men to a larger Mexican trafficking network.
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty called the amount of drugs recovered staggering and said the $1.7 million seizure could have caused devastating damage while funding community-preying drug organizations.
- Both individuals are currently detained at Hennepin County Jail and face up to five years of imprisonment. Their initial court appearance is set for Wednesday afternoon, as authorities continue their efforts to dismantle drug trafficking operations.
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Share This StoryTwo men are in custody and charged in what could be the state’s largest drug bust in history, after nearly 900 pounds of methamphetamine was seized in Minneapolis this week. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted on X about the result of the bust on Tuesday afternoon, and hinted that the seizure was part of a larger effort targeting drug trafficking rings. An update for you out of @FBIMinneapolis:900 lbs of meth seized during tw…
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1010 WCSIMassive haul of methamphetamine seized in one of Minnesota’s ‘largest meth busts’ ever
Joel Casas-Santiago and Guillermo Mercado Chaparro were arrested on Monday after law enforcement seized nearly 900 pounds of suspected methamphetamine worth approximately $1.7 million — in what authorities are calling "one of the largest meth busts in Minnesota history."
Massive haul of methamphetamine seized in one of Minnesota's 'largest meth busts' ever
Minnesota police seized nearly 900 pounds of meth in what authorities are calling one of the largest meth busts in state history, arresting two men possibly linked to a Mexican drug organization.
Nearly 900 pounds of meth seized in Minneapolis drug bust
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A massive drug bust in south Minneapolis leads authorities to nearly 900 pounds of meth. Two men are facing charges, 46-year-old Joel Casas-Santiago, of Minneapolis, and 44-year-old Guillermo Mercado Chaparro, of Chicago. It started on July 2 when an undercover officer purchased one pound of meth from Chaparro. According to the criminal complaint, officers got a court order to track a truck driven by Chaparro wh…
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