Category: methamphetamine

Traffic Stop Leads to Large-Scale Drug Bust in Irvine

April 5, 2021
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) says it seized an “incredibly substantial” number of illicit pills, stamped as known prescription medication, during a traffic stop and search warrant in Irvine. Police said a 24-year-old Irvine man was pulled over March 31, and arrested after police discovered more than 50,000 pills packed in sandwich bags. “The number of pills that were collected…

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Illegal Immigrants Sentenced to Prison for Running Meth Lab Near Georgia Elementary School

March 16, 2021
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Three illegal immigrants have been sentenced to federal prison for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine in a Norcross, Georgia, home where a child lived and less than 200 feet from an elementary school. Roberto Arroyo-Garcia, 39, a Mexican national who has history of two deportations related to drug convictions, was sentenced Monday to 22 years in…

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Video: How Drug Cartels Prey on Migrants—Jaeson Jones

March 11, 2021
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Near the southern border, highly militarized cartels in Mexico vie for control and charge thousands of dollars per migrant. They’ve exploited corruption and essentially become a “parallel government” in border areas, says retired Texas Department of Public Safety Captain Jaeson Jones. “People to them are a commodity,” he says. In this episode, Jones breaks down…

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