Southern California is the most affected by Sinaloa cartel export of possibly fatal drug.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released on Thursday, 114, 000 pounds of meth were seized along the Southwest border in the first eight months of FY 2023, almost equaling that amount ( 121, 000 pounds ).
This, as the amount of morphine seized at the frontier is trending down from the FY 2023 history of 27, 023 pounds to the governmental- year- to- time 13, 768 pounds seized.
Law enforcement is finding more cases per bust because the number of specific arrest activities is trending downward from last year.
One instance is the 500-pound heroin that was hidden in a flat trailer while being pulled through the Calexico East business port of entry on May 20. Another incident occurred at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility, where it was hidden in a package of zucchini, which was estimated to be worth$ 18 million.
8.2 lots of them were seized between May 1 and May 31 under the control of CBP’s San Diego Field Office.
Baja California, one of the Mexican’s mainstays of the Sinaloa cartel, is located north of the border in San Diego.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment,” Methamphetamine made by the Sinaloa cartel is directly contributing to the steep increase in meth-related poison deaths in the United States, which rank second just to deaths caused by fentanyl.”
According to the report, the cocaine being churned then at Sinaloa cartel laboratories is “purer and more powerful” than ever before.
According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, value is another factor contributing to the rise in cocaine use. According to their report from June 2024, a study found that the average cost of illegal methamphetamine on the street is between$ 20 and$ 30.
