If you've seen the SWAT Team or heard loud bangs in your Pierz neighborhood, it's because the sheriff's office is in the middle of a drug investigation.
A drug investigation led to the arrest of two St. Joseph residents for allegedly selling methamphetamine. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force concluded a two month investigation yesterday (Monday) into the sales of methamphetamine at 35884 County Road 4 in St. Joseph.
An undercover drug investigation that has been ongoing for six months has netted 14 arrests. The St. Cloud Metro Gang and Drug Unit along with the St. Cloud Police Department's Community Crime Impact team made the arrests across the Tri-County Area.
A 15-month investigation into a methamphetamine distribution ring has led to at least one arrest in the case. Police say the drug trafficking covered several parts of Central Minnesota.