Overview

• Authorities said 1,300 barrels in six maritime containers were intercepted in international waters and taken to the Port of Houston for secure handling by HSI.
• The cargo included roughly 164,880 kilos of benzyl alcohol and 151,560 kilos of N‑methylformamide, which prosecutors estimate could yield about 190,000 kilos of meth worth $569 million on Houston streets.
• Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the case in Houston alongside ICE’s Todd Lyons, stating the shipments departed Shanghai and that related arrests are still being pursued.
• U.S. officials said the Sinaloa Cartel’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization enabled faster tracking, interdiction and potential asset actions linked to the network.
• Mexico reported continued nationwide actions under Operación Frontera Norte, citing 6,863 detentions and large seizures since February, while recent figures from Cosalá, Sinaloa vary between a 540‑liter haul at one site and a separate report of multiple inactivated areas with thousands of liters and kilos secured.