Red Wing Drug Bust

A 44-year old Red Wing man has been arrested and charged following a multi-agency drug investigation that resulted in the seizure of significant quantities of illegal narcotics and cash.

Joshua Paris Tolliver was arrested and charged with first-degree sale of a controlled substance and first-degree possession of a controlled substance.

Items seized during the investigation included:

• Approximately 2.5 pounds of crack cocaine

• Approximately 314 ecstasy pills

• Approximately 12.6 pounds of marijuana

• Approximately $14,428 in cash

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On Sunday, November 1, the Red Wing Police Department, with assistance from the Southeast Violent Crimes Task Force and the Red Wing Fire Department, conducted a traffic stop as part of the investigation.

The traffic stop occurred near the intersection of East Fourth Street and Sanderson Street.

Officers subsequently executed a search warrant in the 100 block of East Third Street.  

The investigation also led to the execution of additional search warrants at multiple locations throughout Red Wing.

This investigation remains active. No additional information is being released at this time.