Deanna Marie Gerads, 33, appeared in Federal court in Fargo, pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances. She is scheduled to be sentenced on July 2 at 9:00 a.m. Gerads was apprehended in Mexico on August 1, 2023, by Mexican immigration authorities and deported. The FBI helped capture Gerads, who had been a fugitive for over a year. This case is part of “Operation Unfinished Business II,” an OCDETF investigation into international drug trafficking of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. The investigation involves multiple law enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, and various local police departments.