Methamphetamine busts worldwide have reached record levels in 2026, as agencies from the United States to the Philippines seize industrial quantities of crystal meth and shabu and dismantle the labs and trafficking rings feeding the trade. This hub brings together our coverage of the most significant methamphetamine seizures around the globe.
Browse our full reporting on methamphetamine busts worldwide below.
Major Methamphetamine Busts Worldwide
- Manila Shabu Seizure: 200kg of Meth Found at the Port
- San Diego Gang Drug Bust: 42 Charged in a Meth Ring
- Georgia Meth Lab Bust: 770 Kilos End in 16-Year Term
- DC Meth GBL Ring: 15 Charged in Transnational Case
- New Jersey Meth Seizure: Record 260-Pound Plea Entered
- Colorado Springs Meth Bust: 188 Lbs and 37,000 Pills
- Central Valley Blues Drug Bust: 146 Arrests in California
- California Meth Bust: Operation Klean Strip Nets 2,500 Lbs
- Mexican Meth Kingpin Arturo Loaiza Arrested at Lagos Airport
- Pharr Methamphetamine Seizure: 2,000 Pounds Intercepted
- Laredo Methamphetamine Seizure: $2.5M Haul Stopped at Border
- Meth Trafficking Network Busted: Global Agents Seize $21M Haul
- Texas Border Drug Bust: $10.8M Meth Hidden in Leeks Found
- Laredo Meth Seizure Hits $72 Million in a Single Weekend
