ROCHESTER, Minn. — Deputies confiscated 3.3 pounds of meth in a traffic stop southeast of Rochester on U.S. 52 near the Interstate 90 interchange. Arrested was Mark Steffes, age 57, of Rochester. Olmsted County deputies described the quantity as a “large amount,” like a mid-size bag of flour. The street value could be anywhere from $4,600 at the low end to $46,000 depending on purity and other variables. The arrest was about noon of the heavily traveled Rochester-Chatfield route.
Steffes. Held on suspicion of first-degree drug sale and possession.