Apple Valley Man Charged With Selling Cocaine from Home

An Apple Valley man has been charged with selling cocaine from his home after the Richfield Police Department orchestrated an undercover operation.

Casey William Snaza, 24, faces a felony charge of third-degree drug sales, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Snaza is scheduled to make a first appearance on the charge Sept. 26 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.

According to the criminal complaint, Richfield police learned last spring that Snaza was selling cocaine in the south metro. The officer arranged a controlled buy in which an informant would buy cocaine from Snaza. The informant was given “buy money” and an electronic monitoring device, the complaint says.

The buy was set up for the week of April 4. Under police surveillance, the informant bought 1.6 grams of cocaine from Snaza and turned it over to police, according to the complaint.

Snaza allegedly told police on April 6 that he sold drugs from his home, mostly marijuana, but also cocaine, according to the complaint. He said he sold drugs from his home about twice a week to people he knows, the complaint says.