Million Dollar Meth Ring Broken Up In Fond du Lac County

Law enforcement in Fond du Lac County as well as state and federal law enforcement have announced today, Thursday, December 1, 2022, that a million dollar drug ring has been broken up in Fond du Lac County.

In a press conference, Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt, City of Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein and Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said seven of the ten suspects involved were now in custody with three still at large.

Nine of the ten are from Wisconsin with the tenth being from Michigan.

The joint investigation which started earlier this year is being conducted by the City of Fond du Lac Police Department, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, the Lake
Winnebago Area Metropolitan Drug Unit, and Drug Enforcement Administration.

The allegations involve the historical delivery and distribution of over 100 pounds of methamphetamine in 2022 with an approximate street value exceeding $1 million dollars and the early stages of fentanyl distribution in Fond du Lac County.

Approximately 3.25 pounds of methamphetamine and 280 grams of fentanyl were seized during the investigation. According to District Attorney Toney, the fentanyl seized was enough to kill every resident of Fond du Lac County.

Sheriff Waldschmidt gave credit to all involved in cracking this case and mentioned a case this big can start with something as small as a simple traffic stop.

Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein said he and Sheriff Waldschmidt are committed to aggressively investigating and shutting down drug trafficking operations in the greater Fond du Lac area. He went on to say he was proud of the teamwork and inter-agency collaboration of the FDLPD and FDSO working together with federal, state, and local partner agencies to effectively dismantle this large-scale drug trafficking operation.