A joint U.S.-Mexico intelligence operation led to the arrest of an alleged cartel logistics operator accused of helping supply fentanyl and synthetic drugs to Washington state.
Two men received 15-year federal prison sentences after investigators uncovered more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine concealed among cucumber boxes. The June 2025 investigation began with surveillance of a commercial trailer.
Project Bay uncovered 973 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 660 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 17 firearms. Authorities charged 21 people with 104 offenses.
One working tractor towed two disabled units while cocaine allegedly traveled inside a sleeper compartment. The investigation led to nine arrests and a $2.1 million seizure.
A string of drug seizures highlights how traffickers continue to target commercial freight routes.
Border officers in the U.S. and Canada seized more than $90 million worth of narcotics concealed in commercial loads of roses, broccoli and aluminum burr.
Authorities at the Port of Long Beach on Friday seized 55 tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine.
Canadian authorities recently seized $51 million worth of methamphetamine from a tractor-trailer heading for Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Agents occasionally find the green coca plant leaves during searches but rarely find green powder cocaine, authorities said.
The meth was found during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer off Interstate 35 in Denton County, Texas.
A record-breaking $28.5 million worth of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of produce at the Montana-Canada border, authorities reported Thursday.
Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.
A tip led investigators to the 90 bricks of cocaine weighing nearly 226 pounds.
