Suspected Drug Trafficker Eludes Police After Stealing 60 Pounds of Meth in Botched Sting

Undercover officers attempted to identify drug traffickers in an operation in Riverside County, California.
They arranged a transaction with a suspect who then drove off with nearly 60 pounds of methamphetamine belonging to the sheriff's department.
The suspect fled when officers tried to pull him over and a pursuit was initiated but unsuccessful.
The identity of the suspect remains unknown.
Methamphetamine is commonly made or smuggled into California and the southwestern United States.