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 18

In California - An 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by police earlier this month had Meth in his system.  The coroner said a toxicology report showed only Meth was found in the man's system, that he may have ingested it just hours before his death, and it was an amount that the man would have noticed.  Three officers opened fire on the suspect after a shotgun went off in an upstairs room of an abandoned home.  He was shot 11 times, with two bullets severing veins around his heart.   A 16-year-old boy who was also in the room was not hurt.  Police found the shotgun, as well as a handgun that matched the description of one used in recent robberies, in the room.   Two other suspects in the rash of robberies, 28- and 24-year old men, were arrested before the shooting.  The three men had one thing in common - Meth use.

In Indiana - Two men, 47 and 25-years old, and a 22-year-old woman were arrested after police found the remains of an apparent Meth lab in their motel room.  Police were originally called to the parking lot of the motel to investigate a suspicious person.  When a canine officer took his dog around the vehicle in question, the dog indicated the presence of drugs. That led to a search of the car and a motel room associated with the man.  The room had a Meth lab in it.

In Missouri - A trash collector tipped police to an alleged Meth lab.  The woman noticed something suspicious in the garbage and called police. She said she picked up three bags from a house, and one of the bags caught fire.   The bag contained a bunch of matches, empty boxes of Sudafed and a propane can. Officers executed a search warrant and found Meth-making materials in the house.  Police are searching for two people who live in the house.

In California - Sheriff's deputies conducted a pre-dawn raid on an apartment complex described by authorities as 'the Costco of Meth'.   Five people were arrested and an undisclosed amount of Meth was seized during the raid.  Authorities believe that Meth manufactured by gangs in Mexico and transported to the area by illegal immigrants is being sold in the complex.  They say Meth was not only sold to individual users at the apartment complex but also in wholesale to teenage dealers on bicycles who would then resell it in other areas.

In Arkansas - Two men, 34 and 31-years old, were arrested on Meth charges during a traffic stop.  Officers noticed their car did not have any license plates and pulled them over.  Deputies found about an ounce of Meth and a syringe under the car’s front seat. The suspects are both charged with possession of Meth with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both men have been arrested on drug charges in the past, and one is currently on parole.

In Texas – Five people were arrested and a Meth lab shut down after a multi-agency raid.  Officers found about a gallon and a half of liquid Meth, powder Meth and materials used to manufacture it in a storage shed next to the house and in a wooded area behind the house.

In Nevada - A 43-year-old man was convicted of manufacturing Meth.  He faces one to 19 years in prison when he is sentenced in February.  The jury found him guilty of manufacturing Meth at his home, and also of unlawful use of a controlled substance.

In Nevada – A 27-year-old man was arrested when he sold 4.5 grams of Meth to an informant. He is being held on suspicion of felony trafficking in Meth and possession of a controlled substance. 

In Kentucky - A 42-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for making Meth and violating gun laws.  He had pleaded guilty to Meth manufacturing charges and to possessing guns during his drug crimes.  Police had been watching his home after neighbors complained about noxious odors.  Last February, police stopped the defendant for failing to signal a turn. Officers found Meth on him and obtained a warrant to search his home.  There, police found two labs - in the basement and a shed. They also found two quarts of Meth oil in the final production stages.

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