FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A north valley man is behind bars in a North Carolina jail, held on charges of transporting a massive amount of meth. Investigators seized a semi-truck truck on Saturday that had $90.8 million worth of liquid methamphetamine in the driver’s side fuel tank. 49-year-old Raul Topete Arreola of Galt, CA was driving and 48-year-old Aquileo Perez Pineda from Georgia was riding shotgun. Each man has been charged with three counts of trafficking methamphetamine.
In total, there were 120 gallons of liquid meth in the tank, which, according to Harnett County Sheriff’s Department, would fetch about $91 million on the street. The two suspects were placed in the Harnett County Detention Center under a $3 million bond.
An immigration detainer has been issued for Pineda and ICE is looking into the immigration status of Arreola.
