HOUSTON - Federal officials say a seizure at the Port of Houston marked the greatest bust in U.S. history regarding chemicals used to make methamphetamine.

Port of Houston drug bust

What we know:

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security agents seized over 300,000 kilograms of chemicals that are used to make methamphetamine. The seizure reportedly consisted of:

164,880 kg of benzyl alcohol

151,560 kg N-methyl formamide

Officials say the chemicals could've produced almost 190,000 kilos of methamphetamine, which would generate nearly $570 million.

It's believed the chemicals were shipped out of China with the intention of going to "clandestine labs" operated by the Sinaloa Drug Cartel in Mexico.

DOJ says the Sinaloa Cartel was designated as a Foreign Terrori

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