In
California - A 10-month-old baby tested positive for amphetamine when
tested at a hospital. The child's 17-year-old mother and her boyfriend
brought the agitated baby in for emergency care. The baby's mother is
cooperating with police.
In Nebraska – A 23-year-old woman received three-year probation on felony
child abuse charges stemming from an incident when her 18-month-old nephew
tested positive for Meth. Police discovered that the woman and her
20-year-old sister (the child’s mother)
had been using Meth while the toddler and his then 2-month-old sibling
were present. The sisters knew the toddler had eaten some Meth, so they
gave him a suppository in an attempt to flush it from his system. When it
didn’t appear to work, the women took the child to a hospital. Both
children were taken into emergency protective custody.
In
Missouri - Three years ago, a four-week-old baby girl died in her parents'
mobile home. Federal prosecutors claim that her 28-year-old father's
Meth-making had contributed to the baby’s death, and therefore he ought to
spend extra time in prison.
In Colorado –Meth-making materials and drugs were found within easy reach
of three children, ages 5, 6, and 7, found in a home used for Meth
distribution. Two men were arrested and the children were turned over to
a family member.
In
Missouri - A mother and her newborn both tested positive for high levels
of Meth right after birth. Both the mother and the infant tested positive
at such a high level they could not be categorized. A search warrant
served on the mother’s home turned up Meth and the components to
manufacture more. The woman’s husband was arrested, two older children
found in the home as well as the newborn were placed in protective
custody.
In
Colorado – A 13-year-old girl found in a home that contained Meth and the
components to cook more was taken into protective custody after 25
officers converged on the home. A man and woman in the home were
arrested.
In
Utah – A 5-month-old girl died of a Meth overdose. According to a
toxicology report, the baby had enough Meth in her system to kill an
adult. The mother’s 43-year-old boyfriend admitted he was getting ready
to ingest Meth while watching the baby. He allegedly set the plastic bag
containing the drug beside her and went to speak to his father; when he
returned, he noticed the infant had something in her mouth. He retrieved
the bag and found that the Meth had dissolved in her saliva. She suffered
through several stages of a Meth overdose. The next morning the mother
noticed the baby was blue and not breathing. She and her boyfriend took
the infant back to the mother’s home before calling for medical help. The
police chief claims that if the adults had called earlier, the baby would
have lived.
In
Illinois - A 35-year-old man's alleged beating of his girlfriend led to
the discovery of a Meth lab, marijuana and the club drug Ecstasy in a
house where two children, ages 4 and 8, live. His girlfriend tipped
officers off to illegal drug activity.
In
Indiana – Police raiding a suspected home Meth
lab caught a 30-year-old man cooking two batches of Meth –
one in his garage and the other in a room near his kitchen. They also
found the suspect’s three-year-old son playing just feet away from the
indoor lab. The toddler’s eight-year-old sister was at school at the time
of the raid. Both children were placed into state custody.
In
Tennessee – Two people were picked up after officers served a search
warrant at their home. Officers found a white powder substance believed
to be Meth and items normally associated with Meth manufacturing. Two
underage girls were in the house but neither suspect was charged with
child abuse or neglect.
In
New Mexico - An elementary school teacher faces felony charges for
allegedly selling Meth from her first-grade classroom. Police found Meth,
paraphernalia used for Meth sales/distribution and a man in the classroom
late at night. The man said he was there for a hit of Meth and consensual
sex. The classroom was sealed off until tests for hazardous materials are
complete.
In
Florida - A 46-year-old woman is charged with giving drugs to children
after allegedly allowing a 12-year-old and 8-year-old to smoke Meth. One
of the children told authorities the woman put Meth into a pipe and heated
it for the child. She is charged with felony child abuse, in addition to
Meth trafficking.
In
Minnesota - Authorities found an active Meth lab when they stormed a home
in a quiet neighborhood. An adult man and his 15-year-old son were
arrested.
In
Indiana - Four people were arrested in a Meth lab bust in a neighborhood
where several police officers live. A woman and a 16-year-old boy were
taken into protective custody.
In
Arizona -
Navajo
Nation police officers executed a federal arrest warrant and took a Navajo
grandmother, her daughter and granddaughter into custody for allegedly
dealing Meth. Police arrested the 81-year-old, her 63-year-old daughter,
and her 39-year-old granddaughter. The matriarch’s one-year-old
great-granddaughter was found in the home at the time of the arrest.
In
California – 19-people are named in a federal indictment of a Meth
trafficking ring that used juveniles to sell and smuggle the drug. The
indictment alleges that the defendants used couriers, many of them
teenagers, to smuggle Meth across the U-S Mexico border.
In
Colorado -
A 12-year-old girl’s
death was traced to a heart condition caused by exposure to Meth. The
victim had no drugs in her system when she died. Authorities are tracking
her history, actions and background to find when and where she was exposed
to Meth. The autopsy could not confirm whether
she
used the drug, was exposed to it like secondhand smoke or was simply at a
former lab site. |
