Task force seizes 11 pounds of meth in Inver Grove Heights raid
The Washington County Drug Task Force says a Feb. 3 search warrant at a home in Inver Grove Heights led to the arrest of 62-year-old Danny Gene Zaccardi and the seizure of nearly 11 pounds of methamphetamine along with two handguns. Zaccardi is charged in Washington County with first-degree sale and possession of a controlled substance after investigators found meth stashed throughout a downstairs bedroom and more drugs and both guns hidden behind a basement couch. The seized firearms are identified as a Sig Sauer P365 9mm and a Sig Sauer P232 .380, and the task force notes its work is supported by the North Central High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Authorities say the bust is part of an ongoing effort to disrupt meth trafficking networks feeding communities in the south and east metro.
📊 Relevant Data
Methamphetamine seizures in Minnesota increased by 25% from January to April 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Meth use increases in Minnesota — Star Tribune
In 2024, the DEA seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine in Minnesota.
DEA official: Agents seizing large quantities of methamphetamine in Minnesota — CBS News
Black Minnesotans are arrested for drug offenses at rates 5 to 10 times higher than White Minnesotans, despite similar drug usage rates across races. Minnesota's population is approximately 84% White and 7% Black as of 2020.
Minnesota's overdose crisis, in charts — Minnesota Reformer
📌 Key Facts
- A 62‑year‑old Inver Grove Heights man, Danny Gene Zaccardi, is charged with first‑degree sale and possession of methamphetamine.
- Washington County Drug Task Force officers executing a Feb. 3 search warrant seized nearly 11 pounds of meth from an Inver Grove Heights residence.
- Investigators also recovered two handguns — a Sig Sauer P365 9mm and a Sig Sauer P232 .380 — hidden behind a basement couch.
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