Authorities in the United States have seized over 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine from attempted smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border. The illegal narcotics were seized inside a box truck that crossed the border last Thursday. Its port of entry was the Otay Mesa, according to the DEA.
Two alleged drug traffickers for the Sinaloa Cartel and the Beltran Leyva in Mexico will be extradited to the U.S. to go to the courts where they are wanted.
After seizing several pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as cash and a gun, California police detained three people on drug trafficking charges.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas busted over $3 million worth of methamphetamine along the U.S. Mexico border, crossing the Rio Grande at northwestern Mexico and southern Texas. The CBP managed two separate seizures over the weekend.
Officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Texas had intercepted more than $50 million worth of methamphetamine in their two last operations.
Over $50 million worth of methamphetamine linked to a Mexican drug cartel was seized in a months-long drug operation of Florida's Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The global pandemic coronavirus is putting a dent to the illegal drug trade with borders closed and economies paralyzed in many countries. With drug sales plummetting, numerous cartels, especially those along the border, have made asylum seekers the new commodity.
On Monday, June 2, San Diego authorities announced that officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped two attempts to smuggle liquid and crystal methamphetamine into the country from Mexico.
Federal law enforcement agencies have struggled to reduce the amount of marijuana smuggled into the country through the U.S.-Mexico border while the Rio Grande poses as its biggest challenge.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported