Federal authorities have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and distributing them in Minnesota, including a man from that state they identified as leader of the operation
Federal authorities said Tuesday they have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and distributing them in Minnesota, including a man from that state they identified as the leader of the operation.
Luger said Ward was behind “one of the largest and most prolific drug organizations that has operated in Minnesota.” The others named in the indictment face a variety of charges including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession- and distribution-related drug offenses. Authorities say they were living and distributing drugs in Minnesota, according to a federal prosecutor's memo to the court.
For five years, Ward ran a distribution network that shipped and sold thousands of pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine in Minnesota, Luger said. Members of his network transported the drugs from Mexico in shipping containers, private vehicles and semi-trailers, he said.Agents seized over 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine, 30,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, 4 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of fentanyl, 45 guns and over $2.5 million in drug-related proceeds, authorities said.
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