Leader of Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced to 23 Years
6-29-12 (Brainerd, MN) -- An Anoka County man who led a methamphetamine distribution ring in the Twin Cities, Brainerd and Fargo has drawn a 23-year prison sentence. Craig Thompson of Centerville admitted to conspiring to sell more than 500 grams of a substance containing meth. Thompson and seven others have been sentenced and two more suspects will be sentenced later this summer. A long-term undercover investigation led to their arrests and prosecution.