Several St. Cloud-area residents in prison in case stemming from El Chapo drug trafficking
St. Cloud's Macalla "Kayla" Knott was sentenced to 26 years in prison for her role helping El Chapo smuggle drugs and money ...
Minnesota woman sentenced to 26 years for role in Mexican drug smuggling operation
Macalla Knott, a native of St. Cloud, pleaded guilty to working with a Mexican drug cartel to import methamphetamine, cocaine ...
St. Cloud woman gets 26 years for masterminding drug ring tied to Sinaloa cartel
A St. Cloud woman has been sentenced to over 26 years in federal prison for her role in leading a drug trafficking ring from ...
MN woman sentenced for leading drug ring tied to El Chapo’s cartel
The drugs came from Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, according to prosecutors. Guzman, 67, was sentenced ...
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St. Cloud Woman Sentenced to Over 26 Years for Role in $10 Million Mexican Drug Operation
(KNSI) — A St. Cloud woman has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for her role in an estimated $10 million drug ...
Minnesota woman charged under kingpin statute is sentenced to 26 years
FARGO, N.D. — Calling it a “heartbreaking” case, Chief Judge Peter Welte sentenced Macalla “Kayla” Knott to 26 years and nine ...
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Sentencing nears for St. Cloud woman who led $10M cartel-fueled meth ring from Mexico
Macalla Knott oversaw the transport and sale of millions of dollars of drugs supplied by the notorious Sinaloa Cartel to her ...
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'The cartel had her and they used her': Minnesota woman charged under kingpin statute sentenced to 26 years
Friends, family and law enforcement crowded into the benches of the gallery of a federal courtroom Friday morning in Fargo for Macalla Knott's sentencing. Macalla Knott, in a green prison uniform ...
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Soldier from Minnesota killed in flight-related accident in South Korea
Via KSTP: A soldier from Minnesota was killed this past December in a flight-related accident while stationed in South Korea. According to a statement from the Public Affairs Office at Camp Humphreys, ...
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Sentencing nears for St. Cloud woman who led $10M cartel-fueled meth ring from Mexico
FARGO — It all started with a trip to Mexico. Macalla "Kayla" Knott was on supervised release from prison in Minnesota when she decided to drive down to Mexico with a friend in March 2020 ...