Overview
- Five defendants face federal drug charges and seven will be prosecuted by state authorities.
- Agents executed 14 search and arrest warrants across the Twin Cities, recovering 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 2 kilograms of cocaine, 800 grams of meth, 200 grams of crack, 14 firearms, about $100,000 in cash, and five vehicles.
- Prosecutors unsealed three indictments and two criminal complaints in federal court naming five alleged members and associates of the group.
- Officials say the Family Mob has operated since the 1990s and used violence to control territory in south Minneapolis, including an open-air market on East Lake Street.
- U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and FBI leaders said they expected all 12 defendants to be in custody by the end of Wednesday as hundreds of officers carried out what they called one of the city’s largest operations.