Crime & Safety

Wrapped Christmas Present In Minnesota Suspect's Vehicle Contained $360K In Meth, Cocaine

After securing a search warrant, agents found a large box that was wrapped as a present inside his vehicle, containing cocaine and meth.

(CBS/BELTRAMI CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

December 30, 2022

Members of a drug task force in northern Minnesota intercepted a very expensive Christmas present during a traffic stop last week.

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The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says agents with the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force pulled over a 35-year-old man they had been investigating on Dec. 23 on U.S. Highway 71 South.

After securing a search warrant, agents found a large box that was wrapped as a present inside his vehicle, containing 18 pounds of methamphetamine and 3 ounces of cocaine.

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