Charges against protester claims June 3 federal raids were sparked by $25M meth seizure

A 27-year-old St. Paul woman is in federal custody, facing four charges for physically assaulting multiple agents and officers during a narcotics raid in Minneapolis. Isabel Lopez made her first court appearance on Tuesday, and will remain in custody ahead of a detention hearing.

This all happened on June 3 as protesters gathered outside Las Cuatro Milpas restaurant on Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in south Minneapolis after rumors began swirling that a immigration enforcement operation was underway with ICE agents.

Local and federal officials were actually carrying out search warrants related to a large narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking investigation.

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