Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine were taken off the streets in Clayton County.

In a Channel 2 Action News Exclusive, Gwinnett County Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents recovered $250,000 worth of meth on a truck in Clayton County.

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Channel 2′s Matt Johnson received the exclusive tip on Thursday.

DEA agents say the drugs are linked to the Mexican drug cartels.

He describes how the cartel moved the drugs in plain sight, on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.

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