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A St. Cloud man faces six felony drug charges after allegedly selling large amounts of methamphetamine in central Minnesota.

Two people were arrested in a drug raid in north St. Cloud. The Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task force used a search warrant at a home at 721 28th Avenue North Tuesday morning, after an investigation into the sales of controlled substances.

A St. Cloud man has been charged in federal court on weapons and drug charges. Thirty-four-year-old Billy Ashmore was taken into custody after a traffic stop by St. Cloud police on July 1st.

A man was tazed as he allegedly tried to run from authorities today (Tuesday) in LeSauk Township. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force conducted a search warrant at 32502 County Road 1 based on information that there was a man hiding at the home who had an outstanding warrant for 2nd degree assault.

Three people were arrested Monday morning after a concerned neighbor believed drugs were being distributed from a home nearby. The incident happened at about 5:00 a.m. at 1405 10th Avenue South in St. Cloud.

Marijuana and guns have been seized from a farm in Morrison County. Officers raided the farm site at 9437 Emerald Road near Randall yesterday (Tuesday), where they allegedly found about 60 marijuana plants in a growing operation, along with several items of paraphernalia, and a large tub of dried marijuana.

An anonymous tip to police led to a drug arrest in Little Falls this (Friday) afternoon. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says they received a complaint of suspicious activity at the River Rock Townhomes in Little Falls.

A search made today in two area homes by the Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force resulted in the confiscation of various types of illegal drugs, guns and cash.

Investigators raided an alleged pot farm in Stearns County today (Tuesday). The Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force used a search warrant at a home on County Road 11 in Millwood Township near Freeport at about 6:30 a.m.

Two St. Cloud men are in jail after allegedly bringing a large amount of drugs to Alexandria. Investigators from the Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force, and the West Central Minnesota Drug Task Force, got a tip last Friday that a transaction involving a large amount of marijuana was going to happen in Alexandria.