---
title: "Cops Find 1,200 Pounds of Liquid Meth Worth $4.4M Hidden in Semi-Truck’s Fuel Tank"
description: "Authorities in Oklahoma announced one of the largest drug busts in state history last week after investigators found over 1,200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine worth $4.4 million in the fuel tank of a semi-truck, according to the Norman Police Department."
date: "2018-10-29"
modified: "2019-06-11"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24539/cops-find-1200-pounds-of-liquid-meth-worth-4-4m-hidden-in-semi-trucks-fuel-tank"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Trucks"
tags:
  - "Crime"
  - "Drugs"
  - "Oklahoma"
  - "Semi Truck"
  - "Tractor Trailer"
---

# Cops Find 1,200 Pounds of Liquid Meth Worth $4.4M Hidden in Semi-Truck’s Fuel Tank

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Authorities in Oklahoma announced one of the largest drug busts in state history last week after investigators found over 1,200 pounds of [liquid methamphetamine](<https://thefixfix.com/california-medicaid-centers/>) worth $4.4 million in the fuel tank of a semi-truck, according to the Norman Police Department.

[Police say](<https://normanpd.normanok.gov/pd/norman-police-seize-record-amount-liquid-meth>) that drug task force officers zeroed in on the tractor-trailer as it was parked outside a hotel in Norman last Monday before making the remarkable discovery. It's not clear what drew authorities to the truck in the first place, though one of the pictures in the release appears to show a trail of suspicious-looking white residue on the passenger-side fuel tank.

Upon closer examination, Norman Police found that the tank was in fact not full of diesel, but 1,262 pounds of liquid meth. At the risk of giving [a free education in smuggling,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12541/u-s-authorities-find-1-million-of-smuggled-marijuana-in-new-ford-fusions-again>) crystal meth is sometimes dissolved in water to disguise it in transport; once it gets to its destination, the recipient boils off the water to recover the solid drug. Of course, the result here shows this seemingly-foolproof plan still has its own [problems](<https://futurerestored.com/about/>). It's also not great for mileage.

Officers arrested the truck's driver, 36-year-old Enrique Lara of Chicago, Illinois, along with his cousin and passenger, 21-year-old Jasmine Morales. Both have since been charged with possession with intent to distribute, [according to *KFOR News,*](<https://kfor.com/2018/10/26/two-charged-after-1200-pounds-of-liquid-meth-found-in-norman/>) and the scale of the bust means more charges are likely.

In May, [police in Texas stopped a Honda Accord](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20831/police-find-71-pounds-of-meth-in-cars-gas-tank-after-traffic-stop>) for a traffic violation and eventually discovered its fuel tank was packed with 71 pounds of solid meth worth around $2 million on the street.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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