Drug Raid Leads to Meth & Fentanyl Discovery at Rochester Home

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man is facing three felonies in connection with a drug bust earlier this year.

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court this month.

 The charges stem from a raid conducted by the Southeast Minnesota Violent Crime Enforcement Team at a southeast Rochester home this past Spring.

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Law Enforcement Raid of Southeast Rochester Home Leads to Discovery of Meth and Fentanyl

39-year-old Todd Michael Tlougan is charged with first-degree drug sales, first-degree drug possession and fifth-degree drug possession.

The court document says law enforcement executed a search warrant at his southeast Rochester home as part of a narcotics investigation on April 14.

Authorities breached the door then removed Tlougan from the residence, the complaint says.

In a statement to investigations, Tlougan said there were about three ounces of methamphetamine, a small amount of fentanyl, $2,000 in cash and a BB gun in the home, the charges say.

The Rochester man also admitted to selling drugs and said he had picked up a pound of methamphetamine from Minneapolis in the week prior to the raid, according to the court document.

Inside the home, investigators found 143.2 grams of meth, 2.7 grams of fentanyl, a digital scale, brass knuckles, spring-loaded knife and a working phone, the complaint says.

A search of the phone revealed messages in which Tlougan is selling drugs, the court document alleges.

Court records indicate Tlougan was convicted of second-degree drug sales in a 2016 case in Olmsted County.

He’s been charged by summons and is due to make his first court appearance in the drug case next year.