Eleven Nabbed in Iron Range Drug Bust

Eleven people have been arrested and charged following a major drug investigation in northern St. Louis County. 

37-year-old Donnie King, of Virginia, was charged in November with one felony count of Conspiracy to Commit Sale of a Simulated Sale of a Simulated Controlled Substance(Methamphetamine). 

34-year-old Trista White was charged in December with one felony count of First Degree sale of Methamphetamine, First degree Possession of Meth, 5th Degree Possession of Meth, 5th Degree Possession of Heroin, 5th Degree Possession of Alprazolam, 5th Degree Possession of Diazepam, 5th Degree Possession of Clonazepam, and a misdemeanor count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 

23-year-old Jacob Vukad was charged in December with Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle. 

30-year-old Samantha Perez was charged with 5th Degree Possession of a Methamphetamine. 

36-year-old David Martinez, of Virginia, was charged with one count of First Degree Sale of Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and one felony count of Store Methamphetamine Paraphernalia in the Presence of a Child or Vulnerable Adult. 

30-year-old Jade Star Dow, of Virginia, was charged with one felony count of 5th Degree Possession of Methamphetamine. 

46-year-old Brenda Cadeau was charged with one felony count of Fifth Degree Possession of of Methamphetamine. 

41-year-old Jesse Lundin was charged with one felony count of Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance. 

27-year-old Katie Mundell was charged with two felony counts of Fifth Degree Possession of Methamphetamine. 

28-year-old Mandy Pernu was charged with Fifth Degree Possession of a Methamphetamine. 

The charges stem from a months-long investigation by the Boundary Waters Drug and Violent Crime Task Force .