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There are 18 cases pending against him.

The Rochester man admitted to a first-degree drug charge.

Deputies found suspected fentanyl and meth inside of the home.

He's also facing a combined total of six first-degree drug sales counts and other charges in connection to a pair of major drug busts that happened last year.

A caller reported an unconscious woman was gasping for air.

A Rochester Police Officer on routine patrol stopped a vehicle with an inoperable brake light that failed to signal a turn.

He had entered not guilty pleas to charges of first-degree drug sales and drug possession in a different case before the traffic stop.

One of the investigations was started by a call from a detainee at the Olmsted County Jail.

He told officers he did not see the southbound vehicle and that he had smoked cannabis before the crash.

Fentanyl overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45, the DEA says.

The investigation led to the seizure of six packages containing 30,000 grams of fentanyl pills, which equates to about 300,000 pills.

Police found substances that test positive for fentanyl at the scene of the fatal overdose.