‘Methampheta-lime’: $28 million worth of meth found in truck carrying limes near Hope
HOPE, Ark. – Authorities in Arkansas said more than $28 million worth of methamphetamine was found in a box truck carrying fresh limes near Hope last November.
Officials with the 8th South Drug Task Force said investigators received information about methamphetamine being trafficked through Texarkana.
With the help of the Arkansas State Police and several other law enforcement agencies, the suspected vehicle was stopped at a weigh station near Hope.
Investigators said they found 620 pounds, valued at $28.1 million, of methamphetamine in the 10 tons of fresh limes in the truck.
Two people were arrested and are facing charges of trafficking methamphetamine. Authorities did not release the names of the individuals.
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Texarkana was once in my area of responsibility 90 miles from my office. I had one Agent assigned to that area. He was a home town boy whose father had passed on. The father had been a well known Shine maker and bootlegger. The court house is shared by Texas and Arkansas. Upon my inspection of the field office I found it to be on the Arkansas side. Texarkana is divided by Main Street. I inquired about possible legal difficulties. A local Judge told me not to worry about it. Things had been working well for decades. The local Judge was a retired TABC Agent.
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