Drug probe results in numerous arrests in GF, EGF

Four people face charges ranging from third-degree murder … to first-degree controlled substance distribution … to fentanyl possession … as part of an ongoing drug investigation in the Grand Forks area.

Stephanie Hageman and Summer Allery of Grand Forks… Shaun Cole of East Grand Forks.. and Joseph “JoJo” Redding of Minneapolis… were arrested in the first round in a series of charges resulting from the investigation, according to the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force.

In January, East Grand Forks Police responded to a report of a deceased person apparently poisoned by an M30 fentanyl pill. Then in February, E-G-F police responded to a non-fatal overdose.

Authorities say the source of the pills was a group from Chicago and Minneapolis that sent multiple distributors to the Grand Forks and Fargo areas.

So far, the investigation has seized more than 1,400 fentanyl pills with a street value of about $80,000. Authorities say additional arrests and charges are expected.

The Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force and Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force executed the arrest warrants.

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A drug bust in East Grand Forks (MN) has resulted in charges against three individuals and as many as 800 pills and cash being confiscated.

East Grand Forks police say the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force and Grand Forks Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant this week at 316 4th Street NW on reports that individuals were selling M30 fentanyl pills.

The blue colored pills bear the imprint “M30” have resulted in multiple overdoses and deaths in the Grand Forks – East Grand Forks area.  Many of the pills were misbranded as legal Percocet and instead contained fentanyl.

Those arrested were identified as Abdulahi Abdulkadir Farah of Minneapolis (MN)…Mohamed Abdulgani Ahmen of East Grand Forks (MN)…and Jacob Brunelle of Grand Forks (ND).  The drug charges include Conspiracy to Commit Controlled Substance Crime in the first degree – punishable by up to 30 years in jail

Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and additional charges and arrests are possible.