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Héctor Ríos Morales

Minnesota man charged with "kingpin statute" for allegedly running a Mexican drug trafficking ring

Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Steven T. Bell (center), FBI assistant special agent Leah Greeves (left) and U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger (right) address the case of the cartel-linked Minnesota drug operation at the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, MN (Credit: Kyra Miles/Image via MPR News)

SEATTLE - Federal authorities announced the indictment of 15 people drug-trafficking charges, claiming they brought them from Mexico and distributed them in Minnesota. The alleged leader of the operation was included in the group.

Clinton James Ward, a 45-year-old Minnesota native, was charged with more than a dozen drug offenses as well as engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise under what is known as the "drug kingpin statute," Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said.

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