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2023 Ramsey County VCET 4th Quarter Report Between October and December, the Mounds View DEA / VCET Investigator, along with other Investigators, located and arrested three fugitives stemming from a 2022 — 2023 narcotic investigation. All three fugitives were turned over to the US Marshals in which they made their first appearances in Federal Court. These suspects all sold pound quantities of methamphetamine to the Mounds View undercover Investigator. In November, the Mounds View DEA / VCET Investigator(s) were in communications with a Narcotics Dealer (Source of Supply) in Mexico. The SOS agreed to sell the undercover officers a large quantity of methamphetamine for a predetermined quantity of US Currency. Investigators traveled to a state in the Midwest while working with local and federal Law Enforcement. Through further investigation, Law Enforcement located the "load vehicle" as it traveled through another state. Investigators directed the Highway Patrol to the load vehicle where a traffic stop was conducted. At the completion of the traffic stop, Investigators seized over 60 pounds of cocaine, 40 pounds of methamphetamine, and 7 pounds of powder fentanyl. Multiple individuals were arrested and booked at the county jail pending federal indictments. In November, the Mounds View DEA / VCET opened a narcotic investigation into a known and identified fentanyl dealer. Investigators then learned that the suspect was wanted in two other counties within Minnesota for selling fentanyl which led to two deaths. The Mounds View Investigator provided information to the other Law Enforcement agencies and assisted with the suspects arrest. The suspect remains in custody while they await further court proceedings. In December, the Mounds View DEA / VCET Investigator(s) traveled to Washington DC for a case coordination meeting with other Law Enforcement agencies from around the United States regarding a drug trafficking organization that is importing large quantities of fentanyl into the United States to include Minnesota. Law Enforcement partners worked together to formulate a plan for future undercover operations and arrests of the individuals in the USA and Mexico. In December, the Mounds View DEA / VCET Investigator assisted the Minnesota BCA with the apprehension of a homicide suspect that fled on foot from a vehicle. The suspect was safely apprehended and booked into the County Jail. In December, the Mounds View DEA / VCET Investigator assisted with negotiating the undercover sale of nearly 20,000 fentanyl pills which were seized by Law Enforcement.