A Customs and Border Patrol official displays 25 pounds of methamphetamine smuggled from Mexico inside a Mercedes Benz tire. U.S narcotics authorities say meth use remains high, but people are increasingly turning to cheaper, imported Mexican meth rather than making their own.

 

The nation’s Heartland is ridding itself of the scourge of homemade methamphetamine, with lab seizures down by nearly half in many high-meth states. Any celebration is muted: Meth use remains high, but people are increasingly turning to cheaper, imported Mexican meth rather than making their own.

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