Rochester Man Caught With 6000 Oxy Pills Sentenced to Probation

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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man who was caught in possession of thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills has been sentenced to 5 years on probation.

26-year-old Dahir Dahir was given a stayed 21-month prison sentence which he could be required to serve if he fails to meet the terms of his probation. The sentence followed the recommendations of a plea agreement reached last fall just before he was scheduled to stand trial on two counts of first-degree drug sales. Instead, Dahir admitted to a third-degree drug possession charge to settle the case.

The charges stemmed from his arrest in February 2021 when he was stopped for speeding on Elton Hills Drive Northwest. The traffic stop led to a search of his vehicle and the discovery of nearly 6000 counterfeit oxycodone pills. According to the criminal complaint, Rochester police put the estimated "street value" of the pills at nearly $180,000.