Methamphetamine

Four Maryland men conspired to distribute methamphetamine through the U.S. mail with the help of a mail carrier who allegedly took bribes to reroute the drugs, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A massive crackdown on drug trafficking in the San Francisco Bay Area has ended with dozens of people being indicted and the seizure of more than a half-ton of methamphetamine, federal authorities announced Thursday. “Operation Burnt Orange” involved four separate investigations over more than 1 1/2 years and numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. With the help of…

“These two seizures are more than enough to provide a dose of meth for every man, women and child in the United States and Mexico,” said DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea.

Law enforcement officers who pulled a driver over for a traffic violation in Mississippi say they discovered about 37 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a spare tire stashed in the vehicle