Customs agents make largest meth bust in U.S. history
Feb. 8 (UPI) – U.S. and Australian authorities have nabbed a record meth bust at a Los Angeles port – nearly 2 tons of methamphetamine ready to be shipped overseas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure Thursday, saying a Jan. 11 search turned up more than 3,800 pounds of meth, 56 pounds of cocaine and 11 pounds of heroin. Officials said the drugs weighed 1.7 tons.
The shipment, marked as "loudspeakers," was bound for Australia, the CBP statement said.
"Along with our law enforcement partners here and around the world, we continue in a day-to-day battle against the blight of methamphetamine that continues to devastate our communities," said Joseph Macias, special agent-in-charge for Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles.
"Through a collaborative effort – pooling our information, resources and expertise – we are keeping this dangerous contraband from reaching our streets and potentially saving lives."
U.S. authorities said it was the largest-ever domestic seizure of methamphetamine.
The Australian Federal Police said the Victorian Joint Organized Crime Task Force was tipped off about a large-scale drug shipment from a suspected syndicate in California
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