Five Men Sentenced to Total of 518 Months Imprisonment for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking in Wadena County

United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that five defendants were collectively sentenced to over 500 months of imprisonment for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking case out of Wadena County.

The following individuals were sentenced:

Robert Joseph Anderson, 40, of Wadena, 132 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine;

Aaron Thomas Heifort, 30, of Clitherall, 122 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine;

Bill J. Rude, 63, of Wadena, 120 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine;

Carlos Deyvi Valdovinos‑Trejo, 39, 84 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine;

Jesus Alarcon Valdovinos, 44, 60 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine;

On July 9, Aaron Heifort, the final of these five defendants, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim in Minneapolis.

According to court documents, beginning in or about December 2023, and continuing through in or about February 2024, Valdovinos‑Trejo, Valdovinos, Anderson, Heifort, and Rude knowingly and intentionally conspired with one another and others to possess with the intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in Minnesota...

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