Texas DPS seizes nearly $3.4M worth of meth from truck headed to Dallas

WFAA-TV – LIVE OAK COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine – worth more than $3.4 million – during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop on a commercial motor vehicle South Texas this week.

The drugs were being transported to Dallas, DPS officials said.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, just after 3:30 p.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a blue 2020 Kenworth truck tractor semi-trailer for a traffic violation on US 281 near George West. During the stop, the Trooper noticed signs of possible criminal activity, prompting further investigation, DPS said…

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