Crookston (trfnews.i234.me) – A Crookston man is now facing serious legal trouble following an ongoing narcotics investigation in Polk County. Court records show that Kane Rodriguez has been charged with seven felony counts related to cocaine trafficking. Authorities allege that between March and August, Rodriguez sold cocaine on multiple occasions at his residence on Memorial Drive.… Continue reading Crookston Man Hit with 7 Drug Trafficking Charges
Tag: cocaine trafficking
Cass County Drug Busts Tie to Major Federal Cases
Cass County (trfnews.i234.me) – In late July, a Fargo courtroom hosted a detention hearing for one of more than a dozen federal drug cases with local ties this year. Federal agents arrested 57-year-old Richard Fleisch in mid-July. Authorities charged him with possession with intent to distribute after finding nearly four pounds of cocaine, two firearms,… Continue reading Cass County Drug Busts Tie to Major Federal Cases
Cass County Cocaine Kingpin: Former Fargo Bar Owner Barrett Prody Sentenced to 16 Years
Cass County, ND (trfnews.i234.me) — Barrett Clair Prody, 52, a former Fargo businessman and owner of JT Cigarro and O’Leary’s Pub, has been sentenced to 190 months (nearly 16 years) in federal prison for leading a large-scale cocaine distribution enterprise in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Prody’s organization distributed up to 25 kilograms of cocaine over nearly… Continue reading Cass County Cocaine Kingpin: Former Fargo Bar Owner Barrett Prody Sentenced to 16 Years
Former Fargo Bar Owner Pleads Guilty to Leading Cocaine Trafficking Ring
FARGO, N.D. (trfnews.i234.me) – A former Fargo bar owner, 51-year-old Barrett Prody, has entered a guilty plea to federal charges linked to a cocaine trafficking operation spanning North Dakota, Minnesota, South Florida, and other areas. Prody, previously associated with JT Cigarro’s and O’Leary’s Irish Pub, admitted guilt to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, obstruction… Continue reading Former Fargo Bar Owner Pleads Guilty to Leading Cocaine Trafficking Ring