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Four men have been charged with federal drug trafficking after authorities seized a record-breaking 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine Southern California,
The US Attorney’s Office said in a press release that federal agents spotted a 20-foot box truck cross from Mexico into the United States through a San Diego area Entry port on Thursday night at around 5 pm.
Agents then saw several people unloading dozens of cardboard boxes from trucks and transferring them to a Dodge van in National City, Calif.
The men were then apprehended by agents, who discovered about 148 bundles of methamphetamine, weighing a total of more than 5,000 pounds, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office says are considered “one of the largest methamphetamine seizures in San Diego County.” goes.”
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According to the US Attorney’s office, more than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered inside a cardboard box in National City.
(US Attorney’s Office)
“This is a significant achievement by our law enforcement partners,” said US Attorney Randy Grossman. “Due to brilliant work by law enforcement agents, the government blocked more than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine from being distributed on our streets.”
The arrested people have been identified as Rafael Aljua, Mario Contreras, Ethgar Velázquez and Galdrino Contreras.
four men have been Alleged conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and face a mandatory minimum of ten years in prison and life in prison, along with a $10 million fine.
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“This monumental seizure represents another victory against the drug cartels that fuel addiction in the United States,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Shelley S. Howe. “Because of our great partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, we will continue to disrupt the cartel’s drug flow in our cities.”
Several major seizures of methamphetamine being smuggled into the United States from Mexico have been reported over the past few months, including a drug bust in Texas in May. $18 million worth of methamphetamine,
A US Border Patrol agent stands on a cliff looking for migrants who have crossed the border wall between the US and Mexico near the city of Sasabe, Arizona, Sunday, January 23, 2022.
(Photo via Getty Images by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
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