FBI & ICE Raid Married Somali Judges — 3.25 Tons of Cocaine Seized, $1.5B Fraud Exposed FULL ARTICLE: Before dawn, federal agents stormed luxury condos, law offices, and warehouses across Minneapolis and St. Paul. What they claim to have uncovered was not just a drug operation—but a hidden web of alleged judicial corruption tied to one of the world’s most powerful cartels. At the center stood a man prosecutors describe as a “power broker,” not in the streets, but inside the courtroom. The full story raises disturbing questions about trust, influence, and how deep organized crime can reach. Read the full story at the link in the comments below.

FBI & ICE Raid Married Somali Judges — 3.25 Tons of Cocaine Seized, $1.5B Fraud Exposed

At 4:17 a.m., downtown Minneapolis was quiet, the kind of stillness that settles over a city before sunrise. Streetlights reflected off the Mississippi River, and the skyline stood silent. But across the metro area, more than 200 federal agents were already in motion.

Teams from the FBI, ICE, DEA, and local tactical units converged on 17 separate locations in Minneapolis and neighboring St. Paul. The targets, according to federal authorities, included private residences, law offices, warehouses, and individuals holding positions of public trust

Among those arrested were two sitting district court judges, identified by federal prosecutors as Judge Amina Hassan and Judge Khaled Osman. Authorities allege that both were involved in a long-running corruption scheme tied to the Sinaloa cartel. The allegations, which remain subject to adjudication in federal court, describe what investigators call a “monumental betrayal of public trust.”

At one residence in a luxury North Loop condominium building, agents executed a federal search warrant. Court documents state that investigators recovered large sums of cash, suspected narcotics, and encrypted digital storage devices. The material seized is now central evidence in an expanding racketeering case.

Simultaneously, agents searched a private legal office in St. Paul registered to an entity known as Northstar Legal Consulting. According to federal affidavits, the office contained server racks, falsified court documents, and financial ledgers allegedly documenting wire transfers linked to shell corporations.

In Bloomington, near the Mall of America, agents executed another warrant at a logistics company identified as Great Lakes Freight Solutions. Prosecutors allege that behind a concealed interior structure, investigators discovered a large-scale cocaine processing and packaging operation. Federal authorities reported seizing approximately 1.8 tons of cocaine at that site alone.