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 items such as baggies and a scale, typically used in the sale of drugs.

Local law enforcement partners, including the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Carlton County Sheriff's Office, Fond du Lac Police Department, Cloquet Police Department and Minnesota State Patrol, worked together on the arrest. They ultimately discovered 615 grams of meth, or nearly a pound and a half. Lindquist had a warrant out for his arrest for more than a dozen charges pending in Goodhue County, including another first-degree sale of drugs. Bail was set at $300,000.