Crime, Law and Justice

FBI: Warrants being executed in Twin Cities related to drug trafficking case

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The FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office issued a statement on Wednesday saying it’s “executing search and arrest warrants this morning throughout the Twin Cities area in connection with a violent drug trafficking organization.”

The agency said there’s no known threat to public safety. It did not give further details on the operation — but said additional information would be provided later in the day.

The announcement came amid still-heightened tensions in the Twin Cities metro area and across Minnesota from the surge of federal immigration agents in recent months.