Particle.news

Download on the App Store

San Antonio Rail Inspection Nets 500+ Pounds of Meth in Multi-Agency Seizure

Investigators from HIDTA task forces are tracing the rail shipment in an active case.

Overview

  • A narcotics-detection K9 alerted to a railcar during a Sunday freight inspection in San Antonio.
  • Officers seized more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value over $1 million.
  • The interdiction involved SAPD HIDTA, DEA HIDTA, Texas DPS troopers, and Union Pacific special agents.
  • Officials highlighted the operation as an example of coordinated work to safeguard commercial rail transport and keep drugs out of the community.
  • No arrests or source details were released, and the investigation into the shipment's origin and destination is ongoing.