45 pounds of methamphetamine seized by Florida Highway Patrol Orlando CIU
45 pounds of methamphetamine seized by Florida Highway Patrol Orlando CIU

Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Orlando seized over 45 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of around $1.5 million this week.

The FHP Orlando Crime Interdiction Unit and K-9 Rico executed the seizure this week, according to an FHP social media post.

FHP Orlando CIU team seizes 45 pounds of methamphetamine
The FHP Orlando CIU team announced the seizure of 45 pounds of methamphetamine this week

“We appreciate our K-9 Team’s hard work to get these dangerous drugs off our streets,” reads the post.

The bust follows one in April by the FHP Orlando CIU team in which $5 million of cocaine was seized from a semi-truck.