Federal Raids in Metro Began with 900 Pound Meth Seizure

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — New information about the federal raids at restaurants across the Twin Cities last week shows the searches began with seizing 900 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.

The new details come from a federal criminal complaint charging a St. Paul woman with allegedly punching, kicking, and assaulting federal agents.

It shared that eight restaurants were searched that day, and that 900 pounds of crystal meth was found in a related Bloomington storage shed, with an estimated value of 20 to 25 million dollars.

On Tuesday, federal agents from multiple departments searched Cuatro Milpas on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

Many people protested the ICE-related search, which authorities later clarified was a search for drugs and money laundering.