Agenda Packets - 2023/08/14 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Since early 2022, the Ramsey County VCET Unit has been conducting a methamphetamine operation in which an Undercover Officer (UC) has been in contact with a Mexican Based Drug Trafficking Organization / Source of Supply (SOS). Since the start of the investigation, the undercover officer has conducted over 15 controlled buys for pound and kilo levels of methamphetamine from over 13 different methamphetamine "runners". In late May 2023, the UC contacted the SOS and facilitated the purchase of a pound of methamphetamine. The UC and SOS agreed upon the price and deal location which was set for the following day. The next day, the UC was directed to the address where she / he exchanged the US currency for the pound of methamphetamine. After the deal, VCET surveillance Investigators followed the runner to a residence. This investigation is ongoing. In June 2023, the UC contacted the SOS on two more occasions and facilitated the purchase of additional pounds of methamphetamine. They agreed on the price and the UC was directed to the deal location. VCET Investigators were already in place and conducting surveillance of the previous methamphetamine runners. The runner was stopped by Law Enforcement while the rest of VCET executed multiple Search Warrants in the City of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Additional pounds of methamphetamine were recovered along with a wealth of information on the runner's cellular phones. The runner was charged in Hennepin County and will soon be indicted in Federal Court. In June 2023, the Mounds View VCET Investigator assisted the Mounds View Police Department Patrol and Investigators with a shooting investigation. Officers processed the crime scene and spoke with witnesses which led to the identification and arrest of the suspect. The Mounds View VCET Investigator assisted with the suspect interview along with writing several search warrants to conduct a search of the suspect's vehicle and electronic devices, and to obtain a DNA sample. Investigators searched the suspect vehicle which led to the discovery of a spent shell casing which was similar to a shell casing found at the crime scene. Investigators also located a handgun underneath the seat which also had ammunition similar to the shell casing found at the crime scene. The suspect was charged in Ramsey County for the shooting. In March 2023, the Mounds View VCET Investigator was conducting surveillance of a Mounds View shooting suspect in the City of Saint Paul when they observed what appeared to be a drug deal between two individuals. The suspect vehicle was stopped