FBI & DEA Arrest Mayor and Police Chief in Minnesota Fentanyl Super Lab Case

A massive fire at an “abandoned” manufacturing plant in Willmar, Minnesota was described as a controlled burn, but federal investigators say it was cartel arson to destroy evidence.

The FBI and DEA allege the building housed a fentanyl super lab producing industrial-scale amounts of product, while local officials, including the mayor and police chief, protected the operation in exchange for millions in bribes. This write breaks down the fire, the shell company purchase, the protection network inside local government, the wiretaps, the raids, and the moment the entire town’s leadership collapsed.