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.

January 12

In Alabama - Three suspects were arrested when investigators discovered evidence of a manufacturing operation in a mobile home. Two men, 34- and 30-year-old, and a 27-year-old woman are all charged with second-degree manufacture of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. Officers found a few grams of finished Meth, and all the materials needed to make more.

In Missouri - The search for a small, white pickup truck in connection with the abduction of a 13-year-old boy led deputies to a Meth lab.  Officers responded to a report of a white truck at a house that was similar to the one being sought in connection to the kidnapping. A 44-year-old man told a deputy that he had just bought the property from his mother.  The deputy noticed a chemical odor and asked for permission to search the home.  He found a sawed-off shotgun and chemicals.  All told, when the search was complete, drug agents found the Meth lab components and numerous weapons.  In addition to Meth lab charges, the man also is suspected of being involved in poaching deer and turkey based on animal remains found at the home.

In West Virginia – A man charged with operating a Meth lab in the same home his children were in received a sentence of two to ten-years in prison.  The defendant, who is the son of a state delegate, and his wife were charged with operating a clandestine lab and child endangerment.  They were arrested last May.  His wife's case has been continued until the end of the month.

In Kentucky - Police broke up three working Meth labs at a secluded property, and uncovered a trove of stolen property in the process.  Police had received complaints about drug activity and had been investigating people allegedly associated with it since last year. Police found two Meth labs inside the house and another outside. They also found a variety of stolen items, including tools, all-terrain vehicles, air compressors and generators.  A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene, and police were searching for two other men who ran during the raid.  A 37-year-old woman, who had been staying at the home with her 4-year-old daughter, arrived while the police were still on the scene.  Police charged her with making Meth and child endangerment, among other charges.

In Utah – When a police officer tried to pull over a car without a license plate, the driver took off.  That started a chase that ranged in speeds from 60miles an hour in residential neighborhoods to more than 100 miles an hour on the freeway.  Eventually, the driver took an exit, and his car burst into flames.  Police rescued him from the car and took him to jail.  Officers found drug paraphernalia in his car and believe he was on Meth. 

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