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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A third person has been charged in connection with two major drug busts in Rochester last week.

The criminal complaint against 24-year-old Elliott Wilkens indicates the Cannon Falls man was the target of an investigation into a recent series of burglaries and thefts when Rochester police and law enforcement officers from Mower County executed a search warrant at a home in Southeast Rochester on Thursday. Investigators spotted him leaving the home, which led to a traffic stop and a search of his vehicle. The criminal complaint filed against Wilkens says investigators found 11.5 pounds of cocaine, 7 pounds of fentanyl, and 15 pounds of marijuana. He is facing six first-degree drug charges and is being held on $500,000 bail.

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Court documents also indicate Wilkens provided investigators with information like led to a raid at a Northwest Rochester hotel later in the day. That operation also resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of drugs, including 17 pounds of cocaine and 6 pounds of methamphetamine. Two Red Wing residents were arrested. 29-year-old Coby McKinley and 41-year-old Venus Melendez both face four first-degree drug charges. Bail for McKinley was set at $250,000, while bail for Melendez was set at $10,000.

All 37 Minnesota Restaurants that Have Been Featured on the Food Network

Many Minnesota restaurants have been featured on the Food Network over the years. Some have closed now, but I checked out the Food Networks website, the Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives website, and TVFoodMaps.com to find all of the Minnesota restaurants that have been featured on their channel in the past and found these 37 (in no particular order) that are still open.

 

 

 

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