A former top aide to Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and convicted scammer was arrested after allegedly refusing to submit for a chemical test for driving under the influence.
Abdi Nur Salah pleaded guilty in Jan. 2025 to stealing funds from a government program intended to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic.
The officer said he smelled a burnt chemical odor and found white powdery residue and straws in the vehicle.
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Salah had also worked as a senior policy aide to Mayor Frey.
Records at the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office indicate Salah was arrested on July 11 on suspicion of DWI as well as refusing the test. He was received into custody around 7:35 a.m.
Salah was released Tuesday on a $6,000 bond, jail records show.
As part of his previous
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