Drug Enforcement Administration

Largest meth seizure in Miami history brings cartel arrests

More than 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in shipments of concrete tiles were intercepted in March by federal agents in Miami, leading to the arrests of six alleged Mexican cartel traffickers, officials said.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) seizure of the crystal meth is the largest in Miami-Dade County history, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The methamphetamine was shipped by truck in two loads from Mexico through Texas to South Florida, according to a criminal...

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DEA makes record $45M meth bust in Dallas area

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Dallas field office recently announced the biggest seizure of methamphetamine in the branch’s history.

The meth — 1,930 pounds valued at $45 million — was found during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer off Interstate 35 in Denton County, Texas, the DEA said Wednesday.

The 663 packages of drugs had been stashed in a secret compartment underneath the truck. Officials said the truck was empty.

The Drug Enforcement Administration found...

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Among Piers: Cranes land in South Carolina

The arrival of the South Carolina Ports Authority’s 15 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes served as a big sign that the first phase of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal is nearing completion.

The RTG cranes arrived in North Charleston on Dec. 11 in a record-setting shipment for Shanghai-based manufacturer ZPMC. It was the most RTG cranes ever loaded by ZPMC onto one vessel bound for the United States.

The 15 cranes join four that arrived last month. Six more are set to arrive early in 2021, bringing...

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