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Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Project of South Dakota

METH Awareness And Prevention Project of South Dakota

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January 2

In Colorado – A 19-year-old man nearly hit a police officer when he didn’t yield. The officer pulled him over and found 20-grams of Meth in the car. The suspect admitted he had both smoked and swallowed Meth before the near miss with the patrol car. He has been arrested and faces charges of driving high on Meth and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He was released from jail after posting $15,000 bond.

In Louisiana – Separate investigations led to two people’s arrests on Meth distribution charges. A 32-year-old woman was picked up when she showed up to deliver Meth for a controlled buy that deputies had arranged. She had one-fourth of one ounce of ice Meth in a cigarette package in her possession. She was out of a Texas jail on bond for an arrest in December involving a large quantity of Meth. In the second investigation, task force agents followed up on a tip of a person selling Meth from a job site. They made contact with a 48-year-old man who admitted to selling the Meth on the job site. He led officers to a wooded area where four grams of Meth was already packaged for resale, along with scales and drug paraphernalia. His record shows an arrest in April for Meth possession.

In California - Five people were arrested on Meth charges in three separate cases. A 36-year-old man was picked up on charges of Meth possession, being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting or delaying a police officer. He was arrested shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve after an officer responded to a report of a man knocking on doors and asking if he could stay the night. The suspect was showing signs of being high, and was verbally aggressive toward the officer. When the police searched him, they found a bindle of crystal Meth in his pants pocket. A 40-year-old man was arrested on a charge of possession of Meth and possession of Meth for sale. Police searching for a suspect in a terrorist threat report saw a bindle of Meth on the suspect’s coffee table and in a follow up search found several more bindles. A 29-year-old woman was arrested at the same location when officers found Meth and a glass pipe in her coin purse. And in a third investigation, a 51-year-old woman and 36-year-old man were arrested on charges of possession of Meth and drug paraphernalia.

In Indiana – A four-month investigation culminated with two raids and three arrests. Officers served a search warrant at one home after an undercover officer had paid the 42-year-old man who lived there $5,000 for seven-ounces of Meth the night before. During the search, police recovered $7,000 in cash, more Meth, surveillance equipment and several weapons including a semiautomatic handgun. Police served another search warrant at a different home and arrested a husband and wife. The couple’s two children were home at the time of the raid and were turned over to other family members. Officers recovered an ounce of ice Meth in the home. They also confiscated $16,250 in cash, surveillance equipment, items used to deal or distribute Meth and two loaded handguns.

In Ohio - Three children removed from an apartment that housed a Meth lab were taken to a hospital to be treated for possible respiratory distress. One of the children, a 4-month-old infant, was found in a crib inside the same room as the Meth lab. The youngsters were found when police were investigating reports of a strange odor in the building. Three adults in the apartment were charged with child endangering along with various drug offences. A 27-year-old woman and 20-year-old man face charges of Meth manufacturing and possession of controlled substances. A 37-year-old man was charged with possession.

In Ohio - Detectives involved in a theft investigation discovered a Meth lab when they executed a search warrant on an apartment. A 31-year-old man was charged with receiving stolen property, along with drug-related charges. Officers found a number of items stolen from a towing business – including toolboxes full of tools, flashing lights and fluorescent bulbs for the flashing lights. Detectives found the components for a Meth lab in the apartment, along with a large amount of Meth. The suspect had been free on bond on charges filed in August of operating a Meth lab.

In Illinois – A 49-year-old man was arrested on a variety of Meth-related charges. He faces charges of Meth manufacturing, possession of anhydrous ammonia with intent to manufacture and possessing it in an unauthorized container, and numerous other charges.

In New York – A suspect made it easy for deputies investigating a possible Meth lab. When the officers knocked on the door of an outbuilding, the 51-year-old man opened up. One deputy asked what was going on and the man answered, "You know what's going on, I'm cooking Meth." Once inside the building, deputies found the ingredients used to make Meth in a bottle and it had been cooking about 45 minutes. The suspect is charged with starting the process of making Meth and a probation violation warrant.

In Florida - A man on probation for possession of Meth was reportedly starting to make the drug. When deputies went to his home to question him, they saw him walking away from a travel trailer next to the house. They found some Meth on him and got a search warrant for the trailer. There, they found a Meth lab and a fresh batch of Meth. The man was re-arrested and now faces a charge of Meth possession with intent to deliver.