A federal jury in Minnesota has found a Saint Paul man guilty of leading a large-scale marijuana trafficking operation.
Danny William Gehl, Jr., 40, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and one count of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana on December 14, 2022.
Gehl was found guilty of conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from 2016 through June 2021, along with co-conspirators Douglas Robert Finch, David William Gehl, Frank Joseph Kittleson, Patrick Thomas Maykoski, and Daniel Richard Thomas.
The defendants were part of a drug trafficking operation that shipped marijuana from California to Minnesota, using a warehouse in Saint Paul as a hub.
According to the investigation, the DTO members would fly from Minnesota to California to purchase the marijuana, fill the crates with marijuana, and then load them on a delivery truck for shipment back to Minnesota.
Once the shipment arrived in Minnesota, the DTO members would unpack the crates, repack the marijuana, and place it in large garbage bags and boxes for distribution.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the IRS-Criminal Investigation Division, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, the Saint Paul Police Department, the BCA, and the Violent Crime Enforcement Team.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas M. Hollenhorst and Albania Concepcion are prosecuting the case.
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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