Overview
- Harold Bowen Jr., 49, of St. Cloud, Florida, and Malcolm Parker, 34, of Chicago, were booked into the Clay County Jail on first-degree controlled-substance charges and ineligible person in possession of a firearm.
- Searches recovered about 1.6 pounds of methamphetamine valued at roughly $12,500, $14,000 in cash, a 9 mm handgun, 12 high-value bicycles and e-bikes, and a small amount of marijuana.
- Detectives say the suspects rented multiple Airbnb properties in Moorhead and Fargo to store and distribute narcotics.
- Moorhead Police led the operation with the Cass County Drug Task Force, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and the local DEA office.
- Police urged short-term rental hosts to use identity verification, communicate with guests before approving reservations, and report suspicious activity.