On Wednesday, U.S. federal prosecutors announced that five individuals suspected to be members and associates of the street gang “Family Mob” have been indicted in a major fentanyl trafficking case in Minneapolis.
The Minnesota district court released three indictments and two criminal complaints, accusing the five defendants of selling fentanyl, crack cocaine, and other controlled substances in the southern part of Minneapolis.
The indictments allege that since July 2025, the gang collectively possessed over 7 kilograms of fentanyl with the intention to distribute, operated an open-air drug market near Lake Street and Park Avenue, and used force to compete with other drug dealers for territory.
The five drug dealers are all from Minnesota, including Silk Lamond Davis, 48 years old, Alexisus Jarmon Mosby, 44 years old, Kiron Jamoll Williams, 43 years old, Rashshon Jamahl Taggett, 44 years old, and Lakend Darnell Gill, 38 years old.
Officials stated that law enforcement agencies executed multiple arrest and search warrants against the gang and its members on Wednesday.
The five individuals are charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, distribution of fentanyl, and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. If convicted, they could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The most serious drug trafficking charges carry a possible sentence of life imprisonment.
U.S. prosecutor Daniel Rosen said at a press conference, “Our investigation found that these individuals collectively distributed over 3.5 million fatal doses of fentanyl in the past seven months.”
He also mentioned that seven other individuals have been detained on related state charges, bringing the total number of arrests to 12.
FBI Minneapolis Field Office Acting Special Agent in Charge Rick Evanchec stated, “The ‘Family Mob’ gang has been selling drugs in Minneapolis neighborhoods since the 1990s and using violence to control their territory. To dismantle this gang, multiple agencies across the metropolitan area participated in this large-scale coordinated operation.”
Before dawn on Wednesday, eight SWAT teams and law enforcement officers from the FBI, Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed 14 search warrants targeting the gang, searching for drugs, firearms, and other evidence related to the criminal group.
Dustin Gillespie, head of the DEA Omaha Field Division, stated in a release that this joint operation dealt a significant blow to the drug trafficking activities of this street gang.
The operation was a collaborative effort aimed at disrupting the illicit activities of the “Family Mob” and removing dangerous drugs from the streets of Minneapolis.