MN agents seize 6 pounds of meth trafficked into state from CA This week's bust came after a six-month investigation. Author: An alleged meth-trafficking ring stretching all the way to California has been busted in Minnesota. On Friday, the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force (ECDVOTF) announced that it had made three arrests and seized several pounds of meth this week, a development that comes after a six-month investigation. In a news release, the task force says it had been investigating "a group of individuals" who were allegedly trafficking the drugs from California and distributing them in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Pine counties: