FILE PHOTO: A bag of a methamphetamine, known as shabu, is shown by a Philippine National Bureau of Investigation agent after a raid on a home on May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
The United States has charged a Mexican ex-mayor and five others for trafficking the largest shipment of meth seized in Miami history, officials said Thursday.
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Adalberto Comparan, who was formerly mayor of Aguililla in Michoacan and alleged leader of Mexico’s United Cartels, and five other individuals face drug and other charges from two indictments.
The six smuggled more than 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of Mexican methamphetamines into the United States, prosecutors say.