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The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has announced a massive drug and weapons seizure, saying six handguns and a rifle — all of which were illegally possessed — were recovered, and a large press for packing and distributing the drugs was also found.

Authorities confiscated over 40,000 fentanyl pills and several guns in a downtown Minneapolis apartment Friday.

Some Snohomish County deputies will be the first in the sheriff’s office to begin wearing body worn cameras.

Five handguns, two MAC-10 submachine guns, a rifle and body armor were confiscated, along with "a large quantity of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy" and the synthetic cannabinoid K2.

AUSTIN, Minn. – More years behind bars are handed out for more than two kilograms of methamphetamine found in Austin.

The 12-year-old driver who was arrested had a cast on his leg from a recent gunshot wound, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

At the time of his arrest, the boy had a cast on his leg from a recent gunshot wound.

A body found in Williamson County may be that of missing Austin man, Justin Haden. Gavin Roberts has been charged in connection with the case.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said it was a joint effort with the Minneapolis Police Department.

Officials at the U.S. Justice Department say 39-year-old Robert Edward Maloney, while in a Minnesota state prison in the spring of 2019, coordinated with outside individuals to sell methamphetamine.