San Diego authorities arrest 3 noncitizens allegedly involved in transporting more than $5M worth of meth

Federal and local authorities in San Diego arrested three men in the U.S. illegally – two from Mexico and one from El Salvador – after they allegedly transported nearly 8,000 pounds of methamphetamine worth more than $5 million earlier this week.

The incident took place on Monday around 7 p.m. during a joint narcotics investigation in the South Bay region, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday evening.

SDCSO detectives and U.S. Border Patrol agents observed three...