WINONA, Minn. – Police have mounted four large-scale operations on suspected drug houses in the past two months and been prepared eavh time for the worst with bullet-proof vests and SWAT equipment for backup. The “raids” all were without resistance. Do so many police operations a sign of growing drug trafficking? Or more aggressive policing? None of the above, says Winona County Sheriff Ron Ganrude. It’s coincidental, he said “Drug activity ebbs and flows.” The recent operations all involved the Rochester-based Southeast Minnesota Violent Crimes unit, which focuses on drugs, and Winona police and usually the sheriff’s office in charge. The searches after all were by a judge’s search warrant.
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