U.S. seizes 300,000 kilos of Methamphetamine precursor chemicals

A record breaking seizure occurred Wednesday at the Port of Houston. Federal agents intercepted hundreds of thousands of kilos of chemicals headed for Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel.

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The chemicals were seized this week by U.S. Homeland Security agents, according to federal officials.

The chemicals were allegedly sent from China and were meant to go to "clandestine labs" under a drug cartel in Mexico.

Officials say there were enough chemicals to make over half-a-billion dollars worth of methamphetamine.

Federal officials say a seizure at the Port of Houston marked the greatest bust in U.S. history regarding chemicals used to make methamphetamine.

Port of Houston drug bust

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