5 indicted in investigation of Minnesota multimillion-dollar synthetic drug ring

Federal prosecutors have announced the indictment of five people accused of being members of a multimillion-dollar synthetic drug ring operating in Minnesota.

U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said Thursday the indictment charges the five with conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids.

According to court documents, starting in January 2010, Omar Ziad Wazwaz, 33, of New Brighton, owned and operated several smoke shops throughout Minnesota, including “Smokes 4 Less” in Mankato. The government alleges that Wazwaz sold smokable synthetic cannabinoids in his smoke shops. Starting in 2011, he’s accused of manufacturing his own brand of synthetic drugs, making millions of dollars.

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