ICE Conducts Large-Scale Enforcement Operation in Minnesota; Governor Tim Walz Subpoenaed in Federal Investigation
Minnesota woke up this week to a shock that feels ripped straight out of a crime thriller, but unlike television, the chaos and disbelief were real, tangible, and playing out across homes, warehouses, and neighborhoods in Minneapolis, St.

Paul, and surrounding counties.

Federal authorities, led by ICE with support from the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies, conducted a meticulously planned multi-day operation that has already led to the arrest of approximately 3,000 individuals, the seizure of massive quantities of fentanyl, firearms, cash, and digital evidence, and a cascade of legal and political fallout that has thrust state officials into the center of a nationwide spotlight.

According to federal sources familiar with the operation, intelligence gathering and surveillance had been underway for months.

Investigators traced networks that were not only trafficking fentanyl across state lines but also facilitating human smuggling, violent enforcement, and money laundering.