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DEA’s Dallas office announces seizure of $45 million in meth, heroin — its largest bust ever

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7:56 PM on Jan 27, 2021 CSTThe Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas field office on Wednesday reported the largest seizure of methamphetamine and heroin in the branch’s history.The drugs — 1,950 pounds valued at $45 million — were sniffed out by a dog during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer in Denton County on Oct. 8, the DEA said. They had been stashed inside a secret compartment of the truck.The enormous haul had been split into 633 packages, and the agency said the drugs eventually would have been repackaged for distribution in Texas, Chicago, St. Louis and Atlanta.The seizure represented 20% of all of the meth seized by the Dallas division last year, the DEA said. The agency conducted more than 800 investigations and made some 2,100 arrests in 2020.“This staggering seizure of methamphetamine and heroin has undoubtedly saved lives and hurt the pocketbooks of this transnational criminal organization,” Eduardo A. Chávez, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Dallas office, said in a written statement. “Our investigation will not cease until all of those responsible, including those cartel leaders who think they are untouchable, are brought to justice.”Chávez said the meth was smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border by traffickers working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG.“I’m sure this got the attention of CJNG’s leader Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, nicknamed ‘El Mencho,’” Chávez said. “Many lives were saved as a result of this historic seizure.”The DEA said its investigators are working with state and local officials to see if the seizure can be linked to other recent drug busts in the Dallas area.Because of the pandemic, the DEA said, drug smugglers are traveling less, forcing them to ship larger amounts of drugs, which can make the drugs more susceptible to seizure.Stay up-to-date with the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about.By signing up you agree to our

7:56 PM on Jan 27, 2021 CSTThe Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas field office on Wednesday reported the largest seizure of methamphetamine and heroin in the branch’s history.The drugs — 1,950 pounds valued at $45 million — were sniffed out by a dog during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer in Denton County on Oct. 8, the DEA said. They had been stashed inside a secret compartment of the truck.The enormous haul had been split into 633 packages, and the agency said the drugs eventually would have been repackaged for distribution in Texas, Chicago, St. Louis and...

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