Prison sentence upheld in one of largest drug busts in South Dakota history
Illegal immigrant from El Salvador arrested with enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands
An illegal immigrant who was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for possessing a backpack with enough fentanyl to kill 500,000 people has lost a bid to have his sentence lowered.
Edwin Salinas argued that Federal Judge Charles Kornmann had imposed a sentence that was too long because Kornmann relied on an enhanced sentence, finding Salinas had obstructed justice.
Kornmann based that decision on a statement Salinas made to Berta Gonzales following his arrest.
Cannabis cultivator wants red tape review in Sioux Falls suburb
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City officials in the eastern Minnehaha County community of Brandon are re-evaluating the fees their town puts on the medical cannabis industry.
