MAPP-SD, a project of Prairie View Prevention Services, Inc., is a comprehensive Methamphetamine awareness and prevention project. 
MAPP-SD is dedicated to:
u   Increase awareness of Meth and the problems associated with its use, manufacture and distribution;
u Provide, at no cost, professional Meth awareness and prevention education to groups and organizations on a community, regional and statewide level;
u Be a no-cost, ongoing resource for South Dakota citizens to deal with issues rising from the manufacture, use and distribution of Meth.

November 1-7 Snapshot

November 1
 In Michigan - Authorities arrested three people after officers, acting on information from an individual, found a Meth lab and a person with 4 to 5 grams of methamphetamine.  The lab, in a barn in a rural area, held the makings of methamphetamine - including acids and anhydrous ammonia.

In Virginia  - A 40-year old man will spend the next decade in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing more than 14 pounds of methamphetamines in central Virginia.  He faced up to life in prison. He was one of dozens of people who’ve been convicted and sentenced in one of the largest methamphetamine rings in Central Virginia history.  The convictions were a result of a more than three-year investigation by the FBI and the Central Virginia Drug Task Force. The investigation resulted in more than 30 arrests, nearly $4 million in court-imposed judgments and the seizure of large amounts of cash, drugs and firearms.

November 2
In Texas – A man and woman were both sentenced to life sentences for a horrifying Meth-related murder.  The jury found the woman guilty of injecting a fatal dose of Meth into her 15-year old daughter’s arm, while the man, husband to the suspect and the stepfather of the victim, held the young girl down.
 
In North Carolina - A police officer found a mobile methamphetamine lab when he pulled over a van for a burned-out headlight.  The 23-year old driver of the van was charged with five Meth-related counts. He was also charged with not having a license.

In Indiana - A woman who died in an October fire at a mobile home where her brother apparently was manufacturing methamphetamine likely didn’t know about the Meth lab.  Authorities doubt she even knew what the drug was.  The 46-year old died from asphyxia because of smoke inhalation when she became trapped inside during the fire.  Her 53-year old brother faces charges of felony murder, manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of anhydrous ammonia and possession of chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture.

November 3
In Oregon - State Representative Kelley Wirth appeared in court Thursday to enter a "not guilty" plea to a charge of possession of methamphetamine.  The 40-year old single mother of two announced her resignation from the Legislature on Oct. 14, a day after being cited for possession of what Salem police said was a small amount of methamphetamine found in her car.  A county grand jury indicted Wirth on one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a felony that carries a penalty ranging from probation to a year in jail.

In North Carolina  - A routine traffic stop turned into more serious charges for a motorist after a police officer found methamphetamine and chemicals used to make the drug.  Police stopped the driver of a dark-colored van because of a burned out headlight. After a search, police found what they believe to be a rolling Meth lab.  The 23-year old driver called a different man after his arrest.  When the second person showed up, police discovered he, too, was associated with the Meth lab. Both men face charges including of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver methamphetamine, felonious possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle for storage of controlled substances, manufacturing controlled substances, and possessing drug paraphernalia.

In Michigan - Four people were arrested in what local authorities say is one of their biggest Meth busts yet. A state trooper found stolen anhydrous ammonia and drugs during a traffic stop.  The stop provided a reason to get a search warrant of a property. When they executed the search warrant, they found a buried 100-pound anhydrous ammonia tank.
Officers also say they found marijuana and several stolen items at the home.  Four adults are in custody, including the mother of a 4-year-old child who lived on the property. 

November 4
In Connecticut - One of three people arrested in June after authorities raided two drug labs in East Hampton pleaded guilty Friday to possessing a common cold tablet ingredient with the intent of using it to make methamphetamine. The 30-year old admitted that he possessed at least 10 grams of pseudoephedrine and planned to make the highly addictive drug. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced.

In Michigan - A man implicated in methamphetamine manufacturing and the September 2004 death of a Bloomingdale man faces 74 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to six felonies in two counties.  The 31-year old admitted his role in the death of a 25-year old man.  The suspect agreed to plead guilty in one county to manslaughter, habitual second, and conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, subsequent drug offender and felony firearm.  In the second county, he agreed to plead guilty to manufacture of methamphetamine, habitual second, and possession of methamphetamine and felony firearm.  He acknowledged providing a co-defendant with a gun approximately a month before the murder and seeing the same man shoot the victim, who was trying to escape a burning bus.  The law enforcement investigation established that the bus was a location where the trio previously cooked methamphetamine.

November 5
In California - A furious judge sent a suspect back to jail and reset his bail at $1 million when the man appeared in court Friday after his fourth drug-related arrest in less than a year.  The suspect’s latest charge: possession of half an ounce of methamphetamine concealed in his truck.  The judge referred to suspect’s recent history, which includes four methamphetamine-related arrests since December 2004, in his decision.

In Montana - A man previously charged in a large methamphetamine conspiracy Friday pleaded not guilty to five new counts in federal court.  The 35-year old was charged in a second, superseding indictment with conspiracy to distribute Meth, possession with intent to distribute, money laundering, possession of a firearm that had no serial number and distribution of Meth to a person under 21.

November 6
In South Carolina - A police investigation led to a home Meth lab Friday evening.  No arrests had been made but police expect to make multiple arrests in the case, which is an ongoing investigation.  Because of a different investigation, police were able to obtain a search warrant for the home, where they discovered the Meth lab.  The original investigation also led to a search in a different county, where another Meth lab was found.

November 7
In Ohio - One suspect was arrested and three others are being sought after a bottle exploded in what was described as a traveling methamphetamine lab in a Wal-Mart parking lot in a town 44-miles southeast of Columbus.  The suspects fled from the van coughing and rubbing their eyes following the explosion Saturday afternoon. One was caught, the others got away.  Following the blast, a toxic cloud of ammonia poured from the van.

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