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sentencing. For this reason, I must be somewhat vague with the exact details such as dates, drug weights, locations, etc. Starting with notable 4th Quarter cases, in October 2025, Ramsey County VCET and DEA have been working a long-term narcotic investigation into a Mexican Based Drug Trafficking Organization responsible for transporting large quantities of cocaine into the United States, specifically the State of Minnesota. We received information about a truck that was set to arrive in Mounds View at a predetermined location. Surveillance was set up in the area, and a suspect vehicle was soon thereafter identified. Law Enforcement then executed a take down on the truck and seized approximately 10 - 15 kilos of cocaine. The driver was identified and learned that he was living in a city along the United States / Mexico border. The driver was arrested, and charges have been filed. This case is ongoing. Between October – December 2025, some Investigators from Ramsey County VCET and DEA traveled to a European country where we worked with Interpol to effect an arrest of fentanyl chemist who traveled there from Mexico on vacation. This chemist was responsible for producing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and then mailing them into the United States to his/her customers. This case is ongoing. Between October – December 2025, Ramsey County VCET and DEA conducted two undercover methamphetamine deals in which a runner sold pound quantities of methamphetamine to an undercover officer. It should be noted that the undercover officer worked a case on this runner years prior, however, wore a face mask during the interview at that time. Thankfully, when the runner showed up to his/her vehicle to complete the narcotic sale, the runner did not realize the “customer” was an undercover officer because of the good officer safety used by the officer years prior. This case remains ongoing and active. In December 2025, Ramsey County VCET executed a Search Warrant at an address in Saint Paul and recovered 100 pounds of methamphetamine. Within minutes of executing the search warrants, citizens somehow began arriving in front of the house believing that we were ICE. It is unknown if the suspects were tipped off to our search warrant and if crucial evidence was destroyed. Three individuals were later arrested and charged in state court. One has since pled guilty and a second is set to pled guilty, without seeing any discovery, to avoid being charged in federal court. After serving their sentence, they will be deported to their home country. The third male’s case is still ongoing. In December 2025, Law Enforcement seized a parcel which contained a large quantity of methamphetamine. A controlled delivery was conducted, and two individuals were arrested after accepting the parcel. After agreeing to cooperate, they stated an individual was on the way to pick up and pay for the methamphetamine and that he would be there shortly. Around this time, a large crowd gathered outside the residence, blowing whistles and shining strobe lights toward Law Enforcement. Law Enforcement later learned that the individual coming for the methamphetamine had indeed arrived