Police Seize Massive Amount of Cocaine Following Search of Rochester Home

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The execution of a search warrant at a northwest Rochester home led to the seizure of a large amount of cocaine last week. 

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A criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Tuesday says Rochester police served the warrant after observing suspected drug sale activity at the home.

The man arrested following the drug seizure has a prior felony drug conviction, according to court records. 

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Charges: Rochester Police Bust Cocaine Dealer During Search of Northwest Rochester Home

The charges say officers observed 46-year-old Vu Vuong Ly of Rochester conducting drug sales out of the northwest Rochester home from mid-October through last week. 

Police stopped multiple people seen leaving the residence and found them with cocaine, the complainant says. 

Law enforcement executed the search warrant on Thursday and found a large amount of cocaine, $1,500 in cash, a digital scale with cocaine residue and plastic baggies for packing drugs, the court document says. 

The cocaine seized from the house weighed 1.09 pounds, according to the complaint. Police arrested Ly after searching the home. 

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Ly is charged with one count each of first-degree drug sales and first-degree drug possession.

Court records indicate Ly was sentenced to 98 months in prison in 2010 for a first-degree drug conviction in Dodge County. The new complaint points out that the cocaine seizure occurred within 10 years of her release from prison.

His conditional bail was set at $200,000 during her first court appearance on Tuesday and he is due back in court next month.