Two Smugglers Caught While Transporting Millions Worth Of Meth In Mexico

Two alleged smugglers were detained in the Mexican state of Sonora while carrying millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine, auhtorities said.

The men in question were identified as Fernando "M" and Gilberto "S." They have already been charged with crimes against health.

Authorities detailed the men were detained by army troops in a road connecting the Golfo de Santa Clara and San Luis Rio Colorado.

They were transporting almost 500 pounds of meth in a truck with a street worth of more than $3 million. The men will be jailed preemptively for three months while authorities investigate the case.

Authorities on both sides of the border routinely seize meth. A recent case in the U.S. involved almost 300 pounds of the substance inside solar panels.

In a social media publication in late July, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) noted that the substance was seized at Los Angeles airport LAX. The shipment was headed for New Zealand but had been flagged "based on prior intel and intercepted before export."

"We do this every day. These 'Criminal masterminds' never stood a chance," the publication adds.

A week prior CBP announced it seized $15 million worth of the drug inside a tractor trailer transporting carrots.

The incident took place the prior week at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Texas. There, an officer referred the trailer for further inspection, which ended up with the discovery of more than 300 packages of the drug with a combined weight of some 774 kilos. The agency added that the estimated street value of the drug stands above $15 million.

In June, a man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine inside cabbage heads.

The man, Jose Angel Ibarra-Rojas, was found guilty of possessing with intent to distribute close to $3 million worth of meth. He has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.