Thousands of pounds of suspected methamphetamine, totaling a street value of about $4 million, were seized in Northern California late last month, making it one of the largest domestic methamphetamine seizures in U.S. history, authorities said.
The joint investigation, called Operation Trash Panda, began in October of last year, when authorities began investigating illegal dumping in Calaveras County. This is when authorities discovered evidence of clandestine drug lab byproducts.
Three high-risk search warrants were executed on Feb. 27 in Valley Springs, Turlock and Modesto, leading to eight arrests, including one of the national terrorist watch list, the authorities said…