The fentanyl pills were found by Rochester police officers responding to reports of two people passed out in a vehicle in a downtown Rochester parking ramp.
Court documents indicate the man responsible for the standoff in Faribault was the target of an Olmsted County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigation.
"I never thought a day with my baby girl would end like this. In March 2023, I was in the car by Bowlocity in Rochester and was pulled over. Turns out the driver had a warrant. They found paraphernalia in the trunk and it was mine. My name is Danielle and addiction had taken control of my life."
Freeborn County Sheriff Ryan Shea said the evacuation order was issued shortly after 3 p.m. after Albert Lea Police found a gun lockbox during a traffic stop and arrest.