San Diego Union-Tribune reports meth seized during the period accounted for 63 percent of all meth seized at land, air and sea entry points nationwide

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Seizures of methamphetamine soared at the US-Mexico border during fiscal year 2014.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Sunday that meth seized by the San Diego field office during the period accounted for 63 percent of all meth seized at land, air and sea entry points nationwide.

Almost all meth used to be produced in the United States and San Diego was a production hub.

But the US cracked down with laws limiting access to the synthetic ingredients, and now it’s cheaper and easier to make it in Mexico.

The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that 90 percent of meth in United States now comes from Mexico.

Drug cartels find it cheaper to make meth than to bring in cocaine from South America.