Several pounds of meth among the drugs seized in the Rochester-area drug case

ROCHESTER, MN (KROC-AM News) – During a drug investigation lasting several months, authorities seized several kilos of methamphetamine, as well as cocaine and prescription drugs from a Minneapolis man.

This is according to two criminal complaints filed Monday in Olmsted County District Court. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office led the investigation, which involved at least two controlled purchases.

The first of the two proceedings against 27-year-old Burhan Mohamed Hassan began in April when he sold 29 grams of suspected cocaine to a law enforcement informant in the parking lot of a Rochester business in the 1300 block of Salem Road Southwest, according to the criminal complaint in that case.

Earlier this month, law enforcement in Byron conducted a second controlled buy with the help of a confidential informant. Hassan sold the informant 2.87 pounds of meth, according to the indictment in the second case.

Traffic stop leads to seizure of over 6 pounds of meth in Rochester, MN

Authorities pursued Hassan's vehicle after the controlled purchase in Byron and stopped him on Highway 14 in southeast Rochester, the complaint states. Hassan was arrested and his vehicle was taken to the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center.

A search of the vehicle, ordered by a search warrant, uncovered 2.7 kilograms of methamphetamine and 111 pills identified as oxycodone hydrochloride, according to court documents.

Hassan is charged with first-degree drug sales in the April case. In the September case, he is also charged with first-degree drug sales, first-degree drug possession, third-degree drug possession and obstruction of justice.

His conditional bail was set at $150,000 on each count on Monday. Hasson is due back in court next month.

More news from Minnesota: