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Since early 2022, the Mounds View VCET Investigator along with other Ramsey County VCET Investigators have been conducting a long-term narcotics investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization transporting methamphetamine from Mexico and distributing it in the Twin Cities metro area. During this investigation, undercover officers have been purchasing large quantities of narcotics such as methamphetamine and powder fentanyl. In early January 2023, Ramsey County VCET Investigators executed a Search Warrant in a nearby city which led to the discovery of over 20 pounds of methamphetamine which was similarly packaged as the narcotics being purchased by the undercover officers. Two adult males were arrested and remain in custody while their case proceeds through the criminal justice system. Shortly after that Search Warrant, Ramsey County VCET Investigators formulated a plan and conducted an operation in which the main narcotic dealer / target was arrested in a city that borders Mounds View. While being taken into custody, the target was found to be in possession of nearly a pound of methamphetamine. This target has since been federally indicted for the sale of methamphetamine / fentanyl to the undercover officers and remains in custody. In January 2023, the Mounds View VCET Investigator continued investigating a separate Drug Trafficking Organization operating in the Twin Cities metro area. In late 2022, an undercover officer purchased large quantities of methamphetamine on at least two occasions. In January, the undercover officer purchased more methamphetamine along with blue M30 fentanyl pills. Shortly thereafter, Ramsey County VCET Investigators executed a Search Warrant on the narcotic dealer's home which led to the discovery of a large quantity of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and a handgun which he was prohibited from possessing. Days later, Investigators learned that the narcotic dealer had multiple storage units and a second apartment which was believed to be another stash house. Ramsey County VCET Investigators executed a second Search Warrant which led to the discovery of nearly 3 additional pounds of powder fentanyl and a large quantity of methamphetamine. Two adult males have since been federally indicted and will be taken into custody in the coming weeks. In February 2023, the Mounds View VCET Investigator was at the Mounds View Police Department when patrol officers were dispatched to a domestic assault in which the suspect pointed a firearm at the victim. After the patrol officers located the suspect fleeing the scene, the Mounds View VCET Investigator assisted them with a traffic stop where the suspect was detained. Investigators conducted a search of the vehicle which led to the discovery of a loaded handgun with an extended magazine hidden