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Murder Suspect Returned To Fargo From Atlanta

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man arrested in Georgia for a Fargo homicide this summer is back in Fargo and in the Cass County jail. 34-year-old Leo Dartoe is a suspect in the death of Sampson Bleh. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta Police on October 18. He was extradited to Fargo and booked into jail Saturday night….

Three men arrested in drug trafficking bust

From left to right, David White, Martin White, and 57-year-old Mark Watson. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police arrest three men for trafficking drugs from the Twin Cities into Moorhead. David White, 45,  and Martin White, 54, both of St. Paul, and Mark Watson,57, of Moorhead, are in the Clay County Jail for felony drug charges for possession and distribution. An…

Moorhead Man Faces Mandatory Sentence After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Meth

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Moorhead man pleads guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to distributing meth. According to court documents, 46-year-old Jamie White acquired over 500 grams of meth from April 2023 to last February. His home was searched last October during an investigation into the alleged restraint of a woman in his basement. Officers found over 400 grams of…

Two Charged in Red Lake Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Two people from Bemidji are indicted for selling fentanyl in and around Red Lake Indian Reservation and throughout Minnesota. 28-year-old Derek Paddy and 20-year-old Robyn Lussier had over 40 grams of fentanyl on them when arrested last November. They made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court last Friday. They are both charged with one count…

1,000 fentanyl pills, cocaine found during traffic stop near Barnesville

BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) – Approximately 1,000 fentanyl pills and 13 grams of cocaine was seized during a traffic stop Tuesday on I-94 near Barnesville. The drugs were to be delivered to the Fargo-Moorhead area. Moorhead police say the estimated street value is about $10,000. Thirty-three year-old Antonio Johnson of Rochester, Minnesota was arrested and taken to the Clay County Jail….

Klobuchar, local law enforcement discuss new FEND off Fentanyl Act

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and members of law enforcement held a press conference Friday to discuss the new FEND off Fentanyl Act. The act places sanctions on cartels and companies that manufacture precursor chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. It also requires social media companies to report any drug deals on their platforms to local law…

Two Men Appear in Court Accused of Selling Fentanyl To An Undercover Officer in Halstad, MN

Charlee Fugleberg and Karl LeclairNORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after one of them sold 75 M30 fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in Halstad, Minnesota. Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force arrested Charlee Fugleberg last Thursday on drug charges. They also arrested his driver, Karl Leclair, who admitted to smoking fentanyl on the way to the…