54 pounds of meth found in trunk leads to guilty verdict

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal jury found a 58-year-old man guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Raymundo Olalde-Nieves was convicted after a two-day trial. He was originally indicted by a grand jury in February.

According to court documents and trial evidence, investigators with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration used a confidential source to arrange the purchase of about 54 pounds of methamphetamine on Aug. 22, 2024. The drug sale was planned to happen at a gas station in Brooklyn Park…

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