A major federal fentanyl trafficking operation that brought nearly 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills into Minnesota has come to an end after the last of six defendants was sentenced this week. The following day, law enforcement searched the residence and seized nearly 10 kilograms of fentanyl pills. According to investigators, the group helped source, transport, store and redistribute fentanyl pills from Arizona to Minnesota between September 2023 and March 2024. “Nearly 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills represents an extraordinary threat to public safety. Thanks to the outstanding work of investigators and prosecutors, that threat was stopped before it could cause further devastation in Minnesota communities,” said Michael McCarthy, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) St. Paul.