Miguel Eduardo Del Real, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Minnesota 2020

Grimy Times Exclusive: A federal indictment has been filed charging five individuals with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in central Minnesota.

The indictment names Miguel Eduardo Del Real, 25, Gerald Allen Jensen, 57, Ivan Lopez, 25, Juan Jose Paniagua Jr., 24, and Aaron Michael Stenquist, 49, as defendants in the case. According to the allegations, between June 2020 and September 2020, members of the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force received information that Jensen was regularly selling pound-level amounts of methamphetamine.

On September 16, 2020, ECDVOTF agents executed a search warrant at Jensen’s residence and recovered $11,800.00 in U.S. currency and more than seven pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside PVC pipes. Two days later, on September 18, 2020, ECDVOTF agents arrested Paniagua and Lopez, and recovered approximately 15.4 pounds of methamphetamine in vacuum sealed bags from within the trunk of Lopez’s vehicle. Del Real ran from the scene before he could be apprehended.

The continued investigation revealed that Del Real, Paniagua, Lopez, and Stenquist were part of the conspiracy with Jensen.

Defendant Information:

MIGUEL EDUARDO DEL REAL, 25
City of residence unknown
Charges:
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count
Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

GERALD ALLEN JENSEN, 57
Brook Park, Minn.
Charges:
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

IVAN LOPEZ, 25
St. Paul, Minn.
Charges:
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count
Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

JUAN JOSE PANIAGUA JR., 24
City of residence unknown
Charges:
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count
Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

AARON MICHAEL STENQUIST, 49
Isanti, Minn.
Charges:
Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, 1 count

The case is the result of an investigation conducted jointly by the DEA and the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen A. Slaughter Jr.

The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota, can be reached at (612) 664-5600 for more information.

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