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2025 Ramsey County VCET 4th Quarter Report <br /> <br />Ramsey County VCET had a record setting year in 2025 thanks in part to its strong <br />partnerships with its federal partners such as the United States Drug Enforcement <br />Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Homeland Security <br />Investigations (HSI), just to name a few. Often times, narcotics investigations will begin <br />on our local streets by our patrol officers making a simple, “5th Degree Possession of a <br />Controlled Substance” arrest. After these types of arrests, the real work begins to learn <br />where the drugs are being sourced from as we work our way up the ladder to learn the <br />origin of the drugs and the identity of the supplier. <br />Before recapping notable cases of the 4th Quarter, I would like to specifically point out a <br />new mission of the DEA called, “Fentanyl Free America”. This year was such a huge <br />success thanks to the federal government’s hardened stance on controlled substances, <br />specifically fentanyl, being trafficked into the United States. When it comes to working a <br />case involving fentanyl, law enforcement is provided with the necessary resources to <br />thoroughly investigate these cases and hold drug traffickers accountable. It has gotten <br />to the point where the price of fentanyl has tripled and drug traffickers won’t even say or <br />type the “F” word, when talking on the phone (Fentanyl). They are in fear of being <br />caught up in a federal investigation involving fentanyl with this current administration <br />and many drug traffickers have taken fentanyl off their “menu” all together. <br />With that being said, here is a list of notable cases that were either led by or directly <br />assisted by the Mounds View VCET Investigator in the 4th Quarter. It should be noted <br />that these investigations are all in different stages of the criminal justice process. For <br />example, some of the individuals that I will describe below don’t even know that they <br />sold pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover officer yet. On the other hand, <br />others have already been arrested and are either in custody or have been released <br />pending further investigation, as they await trial. In some cases, many have pled guilty <br />and are awaiting sentencing. The typical case takes about a year from arrest to