Largest Seizure of Precursor Chemicals

You are looking at the largest seizure of precursor chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine in U.S. history. China was sending over 700,000 lbs on the high seas to the Sinaloa Cartel before my office seized them.

Because President Trump and Secretary Rubio declared the… pic.twitter.com/kAyijtTlTM

— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) September 3, 2025

… Sinaloa Cartel a Foreign Terrorist Organization, we can now strike faster and hit harder.

This operation marks the largest seizure ever by U.S. law enforcement of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine. The chemicals, which originated in and were sent from China, could have been used to produce nearly 190,000 kilos of methamphetamine – worth about $569 million if… pic.twitter.com/ZQRx3DjwuG

— U.S. Attorney DC (@USAO_DC) September 3, 2025

… they had reached their intended destination. Instead, agents seized six shipping containers of benzyl alcohol, a solvent used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, weighing 164,880 kilos and six shipping containers of N-methyl formamide, another liquid organic solvent, weighing 151,560 kilos.