LMPD, federal agents intercept 70 kilos of meth from cartel headed for Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Earlier this month, 70 kilos of methamphetamine headed from a Mexican drug broker to Louisville was intercepted by federal agents.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it believes the huge bust Sept. 11 was connected to a cartel. A task force officer posed as a dealer to purchase the drugs from a source in Atlanta, and DEA agents there intercepted the drugs after the sale was arranged. One person was arrested.

It’s just one of several cases Louisville Metro Police investigators have worked with federal agents to solve…

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