Meth Arrests Span Five States, 1,823 Pounds Seized

Authorities reported a major methamphetamine lab seizure in Lancaster, California, where three men were arrested and investigators seized about 248 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 1,500 pounds in liquid solution, cash and a reportedly stolen firearm. In separate cases, federal prosecutors charged a man after searches in the Lafayette, Louisiana, area allegedly uncovered cocaine and methamphetamine in his vehicle and residence, while police in Minersville, Pennsylvania, arrested two people after a traffic stop led to the seizure of more than 12 ounces of suspected crystal meth. Other arrests included a Sioux City man accused of possessing methamphetamine and other substances near Sheldon, Iowa, and a Texas woman charged after allegedly selling methamphetamine to an undercover Waco police officer in Bellmead. The cases span suspected large-scale trafficking and alleged individual drug possession or sales.