Tisco Rondell Cooks, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Minnesota 2020

Two Duluth men are facing serious charges after a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment for a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.

Tisco Rondell Cooks, 35, and Cole Alexander Heyn, 25, both from Duluth, are accused of conspiring with each other to distribute quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from the spring of 2020, through July 2022.

Cooks is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and one count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Heyn is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, one count of distribution of fentanyl, and one count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Duluth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas M. Hollenhorst is prosecuting the case.

Cooks and Heyn are currently in custody and will make their initial appearances in U.S. District Court at a later date. An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

This is a developing story, and Grimy Times will provide updates as more information becomes available.

According to court documents, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, resulting in serious harm to the community.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Duluth Police Department worked together to bring this case to justice.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/two-duluth-men-indicted-fentanyl-and-methamphetamine-trafficking-conspiracy