Rochester Police Find Cocaine, Meth & Cash During Search of Rochester Home, Man & Woman Facing Drug Charges
Rochester, MN (RochesterNow)- A man and woman are facing charges following a drug bust in Rochester earlier this week.
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Court documents filed on Friday say the charges are the result of a Rochester Police Department drug investigation that began last month.
Police executed a search warrant at a home associated with the man and woman in northwest Rochester on Thursday.
Cocaine, Meth, Cash & Evidence of Drug Sales Found During Raid of Rochester Home, Man & Woman Facing Charges
The court documents say police observed short-term traffic that was consistent with drug sales at the home of 31-year-old Akili Nelson Scott and 24-year-old Ashley Taylor Kaus.
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Investigators had possession of Scott’s phone from a prior investigation and saw text messages indicating Scott was involved in drug sales this past Summer, the charges say.
Officers executed the warrant and found a bag containing 4.5 grams of presumptively positive methamphetamine, a bag containing 234.6 grams of presumptively positive cocaine, the court documents say.
There was also $660 of cash next to the cocaine, $2,846 of cash in a purse that also contained Kaus's identification card, two digital scales, plastic bags for packaging controlled substances and suspected marijuana, according to the complaints.
Scott and Kaus are each charged with one count of first-degree drug sales and first-degree drug possession. They each made their first court appearances Friday morning.
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