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Man charged after huge meth discovery

A Red Wing man was arrested May 29 in Carlton, following a traffic stop and after multiple law enforcement agencies received information that he was in possession of a large amount of drugs.

Steven Allen Lindquist, 28, was charged in Carlton County Sixth District Court with first-degree drug possession and first-degree intent to sell drugs Friday, May 31.

According to the criminal complaint, after getting a search warrant for the vehicle officers found a green duffel bag containing letters addressed to Lindquist, and suspected methamphetamine separated into numerous packages along with other i...