What started as a routine traffic stop on a South Texas highway turned into one of the bigger meth busts the region has seen lately, after troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety pulled nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine out of a semi in Live Oak County this week. Investigators say the haul, worth about $3.4 million on the street, was stashed under a false floor in a semi-trailer on US-281 near George West and was on its way to Dallas. The driver was taken into custody at the scene.
How Troopers Uncovered the Load
Just after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a trooper stopped a blue 2020 Kenworth truck-tractor for a traffic violation on US-281 near George West and reported spotting signs of possible criminal activity. A Live Oak County…..