Nearly a Pound of Heroin Seized in Big Lake Drug Bust

BIG LAKE -- Two men from Big Lake face charges after a drug bust in Sherburne County.

The incident happened back in June at a home in the 19000 block of County Road 43 in Big Lake Township.

Sheriff Joel Brott says an investigation by the Sherburne County Drug Task Force turned up nearly a pound of heroin on the property. Authorities also found two handguns in a shed belonging to one of the men.

Twenty-nine-year-old Steven Sandberg and 45-year-old Jeremy Terwisscha were arrested at the scene.

Both men face charges of first-degree drug possession. Sandberg also faces charges of illegally having a gun.