Massive US Drug Busts Seize Hundreds Pounds Meth, Fentanyl Across Multiple States

Federal and local law enforcement made multiple major drug seizures across the U.S., uncovering large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and arresting scores of suspects. In San Diego, CBP agents found 52.36 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the spare tire of a UTV after stopping a vehicle near the border; the DEA took two people into custody. In Phoenix, DEA investigators arrested Jose Ismael Castro Leon during an alleged deal, seizing more than 56 pounds of meth from his car plus 34 more pounds, over a kilogram of fentanyl and two guns at his apartment. In Upstate South Carolina, deputies charged three men after seizing over 44 pounds of meth and more than 4 kilograms of cocaine. A multiagency effort in Colusa County (Operation Folsom Blues) netted 146 arrests, more than 400 pounds of narcotics (including roughly 360 pounds of marijuana and several pounds of fentanyl), six pistols, ammunition and $281,172 in cash. A Lancaster County search in Kershaw followed a controlled buy and produced four arrests and smaller quantities of fentanyl (8.2 g), meth (30.7 g), crack, pills and drug-distribution evidence.