CBP Seizes $4.3M Worth of Meth from Shipment of Cucumber Pickles
CBP officers found $4.3 million worth of methamphetamine in a shipment of cucumber pickles being hauled into Texas from Mexico.
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DEA Makes Largest Meth Bust in Its History – 2,224 Pounds
By Steve Neavling The DEA on Wednesday announced the biggest methamphetamine seizure in American history: 2,224 pounds of the drug recovered in California. The Oct. 2 bust took place at stash houses in Riverside County that were connected with the Sinaloa cartel, The Los Angeles Times reports. The DEA also seized 13 pounds of…
Border Patrol Makes Second-Largest Meth Bust Along Southwest Border
By Steve Neavling CBP officers made the second-largest methamphetamine bust ever along the Southwest border, seizing more than 3,100 pounds of the drug, along with 64 pounds heroin, 29 pounds of fentanyl powder and 37 pounds of pills. The drugs were found in a tractor-trailer on Oct. 9 at the Otay Mesa Port Entry in…
DOJ Operation Leads to Largest Seizure of Drugs Sold on Darknet sites
Federal investigators have arrested dozens of people accused of trafficking drugs through Darknet sites, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Teen Killed by Liquid Meth After Border Agents Tell Him to Drink It
Cruz Velazquez Acevedo was just 16 years old when he began screaming in pain and convulsing after drinking liquid methamphetamine shortly after crossing the U.S. Mexico border to San Diego.
NTSB: Kentucky Truck Driver’s Meth Use, Fatigue Caused Crash That Killed 6 People
The Kentucky truck driver who crashed on a Tennessee highway last year, killing six people, was fatigued, high on methamphetamine and failed to slow down in a construction zone, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Two Security Screeners Accused of Helping Drug Smuggler Get Meth on Plane
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two security screeners at San Francisco International Airport have been charged with accepting bribes in exchange for allowing smugglers to carry methamphetamine through an airport checkpoint, SFGate reports. According to the federal complaint, Claudio Rene Sunux, 30, of San Francisco, and Amanda Lopez, 27 of South San Francisco, were security screeners…