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 29

In Washington – Police who pulled over a driver in a routine traffic stop were stunned by the driver’s response.  The 41-year-old man was trying to light a Meth pipe while the officers approached the car.  The driver was arrested.

In Missouri - One of three men charged in a fatal fire at a Meth lab was sentenced to prison.  The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of a 24-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man. The defendant was sentenced to two concurrent 20-year prison terms for each of two counts of second-degree murder and arson; he also received a 15-year sentence for attempting to make Meth. Authorities say the three were cooking Meth in the kitchen of a ground-floor apartment when the camping fuel they were using caught fire.   Although the three men escaped with no serious injuries, the two victims died in the fire.  The other two men, 26- and 25-years-old, were also charged in the fire and have been sentenced to 15-years and 20-years, respectively.

In Virginia - Two men authorities described as mid-level Meth dealers received prison sentences in federal court after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy charges.  A 40-year-old received a 10-year, 10-month sentence and a 23-year-old was sentenced to 15-years in prison.  The case began when a car bomb exploded in February 2005.  The investigation into the explosion uncovered a drug ring operating in at least two counties.  The group was allegedly responsible for moving more than 50 pounds of Meth through the area. A third defendant was also accused of providing Meth at his home to high school students, often in exchange for sex.  He is serving a prison sentence of seven years, three months.  A fourth man in the ring received a 16-year, two-month term.  One defendant remains at large and three more are waiting for their sentencing.

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