MINNEAPOLIS — Nine individuals have been indicted on federal charges related to fentanyl and firearms as part of their involvement in the “Big Sip Drug Trafficking Organization.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson says the criminal group operated out of at least five apartment buildings near the intersection of 36th Avenue North and North Penn Avenue in Minneapolis. Thompson emphasized the impact the organization had on the community, stating, “The Big Sip drug trafficking organization wreaked havoc at 36th and Penn, bringing guns, violence, and deadly fentanyl to neighborhood apartment buildings.”
The group, led by Larry McGee and Danielle Robberstad, is accused of running a high-volume fentanyl sales operation from August 2023 through June 2025. The defendants face charges that could result in life imprisonment, with some also charged with possessing firearms to further their trafficking activities…