A Highway 52 traffic stop north of Rochester on Wednesday turned into a major meth bust, authorities say. Deputies arrested 57-year-old Twin Cities resident Mark Darrel Steffes after finding roughly 3.3 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. He is being held at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center on conditional bail, reportedly set at $50,000.
Court filings link suspect to Chicago and Mexico
According to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County court, the case started in October when a confidential informant told investigators that Steffes was bringing methamphetamine from Chicago and selling it in bulk in Minnesota. Investigators tracked electronic cash payments, phone contacts, and movements of Steffes’ vehicle and phone. The court…..