The Brief
- Nine members of a fentanyl trafficking organization run by a husband and wife have been indicted.
- Authorities say the organization sold out of at least five apartment buildings near the intersection of 36th Avenue North and North Penn Avenue in Minneapolis.
- Authorities also say the trafficking operation contributed to violent crime in the area from August 2023 to June 2025.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Nine people are accused of trafficking fentanyl out of five apartment buildings near the same intersection in north Minneapolis’ Folwell neighborhood, which authorities say turned the area into a “hotspot for violent crime.”
‘Big Sip’ drug trafficking organization indicted
What we know:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that nine members of the “Big Sip” drug trafficking organization (DTO) have been indicted on federal fentanyl and firearms charges.
Court documents say that Larry McGee, 42, Danielle Robberstad, 35, Maurice Montgomery, 31, Dameon Collins, 24, Marcus Lucious, 53, Romell Vann, 22, Bobby Nolan, 43, and Jeremy Lucious, 35, are all part of the “Big Sip” DTO. A ninth defendant is still under seal. …