Together, officials said the chemicals seized could have produced nearly 190,000 kilograms of meth, with an estimated street value of more than $569 million.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a shipment of what was labeled as fresh bell peppers and cucumbers, but something entirely different was concealed inside the produce.
Investigators said they found two boxes in the backseat of Jesus Palacios' car with three plastic containers with a “crystallized substance" and a lab test result revealed it was 5,768 grams of meth with a purity level of 88%.
More than $10 million worth of hard narcotics were found in a shipment of jalapeño paste in San Diego last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said.
A 33-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute nearly 4,000 grams of methamphetamine and heroin, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs through the Houston area, announced Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Two Houston-area residents have pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 777 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery on Tuesday.
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Texas City police are searching for the two men who fled the scene of a traffic-stop-turned-drug bust in Texas City.
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Despite methamphetamine being illegal to both possess and manufacture in Texas, the Johnson City Police Department is offering to test the drug for coronavirus prior to use. The department took to Facebook to announce there’s reason to believe meth in Blanco County may be contaminated with the coronavirus. In the clever post, the department pleads with users to have their meth tested. For those who don’t want to bring the drugs out of their home, the Johnson City Police Department offers in-home testing. Many found the post amusing sharing comments “Thank goodness the cannabis wasn’t contaminated” and “Don’t Meth With Texas!”