Meth bust at US-Mexico border is second largest in history

Published October 12, 2020 2:30pm ET



Federal customs officers working at a border crossing between California and the Mexican city of Tijuana seized 3,000 pounds of meth from a commercial truck, making it the second-largest bust in history on the United States-Mexico border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a commercial truck at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry near San Diego, California, on Oct. 9 after receiving a tip from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency said in an announcement Sunday evening.

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