Incredible drug bust in...Edina?!

For those of you not familiar with the area, the first-ring Minneapolis suburb of Edina, MN is known to be pretty wealthy, with upscale stores, upscale homes, etc. It's generally very quiet, which makes this story all the more disturbing:

Edina home raided in large drug ring bust

Minneapolis police broke up a major drug ring Friday, seizing approximately $1 million of methamphetamines and heroin.

The investigation began two months ago, and spread from Minneapolis to Edina and Coon Rapids.

Large quantities of drugs were found at the Edina home of the drug ring’s girlfriend. Police say Inti Saavedra-Ibarra stored 10 pounds of meth and one pound of heroin at the home located a block from Edina’s Cornelia Elementary School.

Neighborhood residents say occupants of the home were friendly. “They were always real friendly with our kids, and had a dog that the kids just loved,” said neighbor John Carlson.

Do you ever really know who your neighbors are, and are you truly safe anywhere? Edina is an area where people go to escape thugs and lowlifes and to have a reasonable expectation of safety.

We know that violence and drugs go together, so this drug house, moving major weight, was an accident waiting to happen. Kudos to local law enforcement.