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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Major Drug Operation

12/27/2025

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Clinton James Ward, a Minnesota man, was sentenced to 23 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and a Continuing Criminal Enterprise.
Ward's operation, linked to Mexican cartels, distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Minnesota.
Authorities seized over 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine, 30,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, and $2.5 million.
Ward was arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States to face Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute charges.

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Story summary

Clinton James Ward, a Minnesota man, was sentenced to 23 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and a Continuing Criminal Enterprise.
Ward's operation, linked to Mexican cartels, distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Minnesota.
Authorities seized over 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine, 30,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, and $2.5 million.
Ward was arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States to face Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute charges.