Drug seizures are on the rise across Minnesota. State Gang and Drug Coordinator Brian Marquart says in 2017, more than 214-thousand prescription pills were seized, up from nearly 59-thousand pills in 2016.  Marquart says the huge increase includes one bust that seized more than 100-thousand pills.  He says the state’s 21 drug task forces will continue to target upper-level dealers

 

Officers also seized 625 pounds of meth in 2017, up from 488 pounds a year earlier, 42 pounds of heroin and 4,323 pounds of marijuana.