Suspected Minnesota drug dealer arrested during Rochester traffic stop

Rochester, Minn. (KROC-AM News) – A Minnesota man believed by law enforcement to be a drug dealer was arrested with large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in Rochester.

The criminal complaint, filed Monday in Olmsted County Court, says law enforcement found the suspected drugs while executing a search warrant on a vehicle shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Rochester police stopped the vehicle for a search in the 100 block of 7th Street Northwest. Police identified the driver as Donald Paul Kimber, 44 years old.

Charges say law enforcement was following the Rochester man as part of a drug trafficking investigation and believed he was buying drugs in the Twin Cities and then bringing them to Rochester to sell them .

He had returned from the Twin Cities the morning of the traffic stop, the complaint states.

Rochester man charged with trafficking cocaine, meth purchased in Twin Cities

During a search of the vehicle, officers found a backpack containing a package of suspected methamphetamine weighing 452.2 grams with packaging and $2,000 in cash, according to the charges.

Police searched the truck and discovered a hard-sided suitcase containing suspected cocaine divided into two packages weighing a total of 40.1 grams with packaging, according to court records.

There was also a package containing 84.1 grams of powder which did not test positive for drugs but was suspected of being used as a cocaine cutting substance. Officers also found plastic bags and a scale inside the vehicle, the complaint states.

Kimber was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree drug sales, one count of first-degree drug possession and one count of second-degree drug possession.

Court records indicate Kimber posted her $10,000 conditional bond after her first court appearance. He is due back in court later this month.

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