United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a
federal criminal complaint charging OMAR DAMACIO RUIZ-PENALOZA, 30, with
possession with intent to distribute more than 110 pounds of methamphetamine.
RUIZ-PENALOZA made his initial appearance today, before Magistrate Judge David
T. Schultz, in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RUIZ-PENALOZA was
ordered detained pending further proceedings.
According to the allegations in the criminal complaint, on
May 8, 2020, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at an apartment
in Shoreview, Minnesota. Upon entry, the officers discovered RUIZ-PENALOZA in a
bedroom wearing rubber gloves and appeared to be weighing and packaging
suspected methamphetamine. Additionally, officers observed an open suitcase
containing numerous bags of suspected methamphetamine lying on the floor and a
digital scale. Officers discovered a second suitcase in the living room of the
apartment which also contained suspected methamphetamine. In total,
approximately 110 pounds of methamphetamine and more than three pounds of
cocaine was seized.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the
Anoka-Hennepin Narcotics and Violent Crime Task Force and the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas M. Hollenhorst is prosecuting
the case.
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