St. Cloud Man Charged After Drug Raid Turns Up Nearly Three Pounds of Cocaine

(KNSI) — A 28-year-old St. Cloud man is in the Stearns County Jail and faces two felony drug charges after a raid on the city’s south side.

Hunter Jay Haugeto is charged with first-degree drug possession for allegedly having 100 grams or more of cocaine, and second-degree drug possession for allegedly having 50 grams or more of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

According to a release from the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force, agents executed a search warrant on October 26th at a home in the 2100 block of 7th Avenue South after agents with Stearns County Community Corrections reported finding controlled substances inside the house, which led to the warrant.

Investigators say they recovered 2.93 pounds of cocaine, including 1,012.65 grams in brick form, 268.34 grams shaped like the corner of a larger brick, and 51.10 grams in a sandwich bag. The cocaine has an approximate wholesale value of $44,966. They also seized 34.55 pounds of marijuana concentrate products, 147.45 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, equipment for packaging and distributing marijuana, four firearms and $13,820 in cash.

Investigators say Haugeto lived at the home and was on pre-trial court supervision. The complaint says he had two phones when he was arrested and admitted the bedroom where the drugs were found was his.

Stearns County Probation and the St. Cloud Police Department helped at the scene.

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