Several St. Cloud residents were arrested on charges of possessing and sales of controlled substance last week.

A news release from the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force says a two-day search of Central Minnesota area resulted in arrest of 13 people on charges of drug related crimes. The Task Force states many of these arrests drive from earlier investigation of the parties involved in sales and possession of controlled substances. Among the apprehended people were two persons with outstanding warrants on charges of felony terroristic threats and 4th degree assault.

Except one of the arrested people 43-year-old Kevin Young who is from St. Paul, the rest of them are from St. Cloud. 43-year-old Boby Kimpel, 32-year-old Tatiana Coiley, 37-year-old Mark Bradford, 28-year-old Joseph Bernhardt, 39-year-old Danny Mixon, 28-year-old Jamie Tottinghom, 34-year-old Joshua Hanson, 36-year-old Brian Jernberg, 47-year-old Kari Schill, 61-year-old Dalene Loeffler, 59-year-old Pedro Garcia and 33-year-old Joshua Meinstad.

All individuals were taken to area county jails where they were booked and released to wait for court hearings. The Task Force is looking for more persons involved in sales of controlled substances. Sauk Center and St. Cloud Police K-9 units, Sherburne County Drug Task Force, Benton and Stearns County Sheriff’s Offices assisted the Task Force.