Crime and Drug Trafficking

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota unsealed three indictments and two criminal complaints on Feb. 26, 2026, charging five alleged members and associates of the long‑running 'Family Mob' street gang with trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine and other drugs in south Minneapolis. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said the group collectively possessed with intent to distribute more than seven kilograms of fentanyl since July 2025—enough, he claimed, for over 3.5 million lethal doses—and ran an open‑air market around Lake Street and Park Avenue while using violence to push out rival dealers. Before dawn Wednesday, eight SWAT teams drawn from the FBI, Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the DEA executed 14 search warrants across the metro area, seizing narcotics and firearms and arresting five federal defendants plus seven others on related state charges. The charged defendants are Silk Lamond Davis, Alexisus Jarmon Mosby, Kiron Jamoll Williams, Rashshon Jamahl Taggett and Lakendrick Darnell Gilliam, who face counts ranging from possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine to fentanyl‑distribution conspiracies that carry potential life sentences. Officials say the operation is part of a broader push to disrupt violent local gangs fueling the fentanyl supply in U.S. cities, even as public data show overdose deaths remain near record highs and communities debate whether high‑profile sweeps materially curb drug markets.