CBP Seizes Record 1.7 Tons of Meth in Shipment Bound for Australia From Los Angeles
Two Americans and four Australians were arrested after CBP in January intercepted more than 1.7 tons of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin concealed in containers targeted for inspection that were bound for Australia at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, CBP said…
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Feb. 7. The drugs, which CBP said included the largest-ever domestic seizure of methamphetamine, were discovered on Jan. 11 when customs officers found them packed into “single loud speakers” being shipped in two containers. The drugs consisted of 3,810 pounds (1.7 tons) of methamphetamine, 55.9 pounds of cocaine and 11.5 pounds of heroin, CBP said. Agencies assisting in the arrest included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations and Australian federal authorities. CBP said the six people arrested are allegedly involved in a U.S.-based “transnational crime syndicate.”