FBI & DEA Take Down Entire Somali Family Operation in Minneapolis — 2.3M Fentanyl Seized

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FBI & DEA Take Down Entire Somali Family Operation in Minneapolis — 2.3M Fentanyl Seized
4:23 AM. Quiet suburban street in Minneapolis. Then 65 federal agents in full tactical gear surrounded three homes on the same block. What happened next exposed one of the most dangerous family-run drug operations in the Midwest.
A Somali crime family had been operating for 6 years—parents, siblings, cousins—all involved in distributing over 2.4 million fentanyl doses across 8 states. They weren't cartel members. They weren't gang affiliates. They were a family running a drug empire from kitchen tables and basements, hidden in plain sight among neighbors who had no idea.
The FBI spent 14 months infiltrating the network. Undercover buys. Wire taps. Surveillance showing family members making drops at schools, gas stations, and parking lots. When agents finally moved in, they found fentanyl stashed in children's toy boxes, freezers, and false walls. Cash bundled in diaper bags. Ledgers tracking every transaction—handwritten by the grandmother.
But the most chilling discovery? Text messages showing how the family recruited younger members, teaching teenagers the business and using family gatherings to coordinate distribution schedules. Three generations. One criminal enterprise.
The raid resulted in 11 arrests—ages ranging from 19 to 68. Federal prosecutors are now tracing the supply chain to uncover who supplied this family operation and whether other family networks exist in neighboring cities.
This case reveals a terrifying trend: organized crime is no longer just about cartels and gangs. It's families. And they're in your neighborhood.