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.

February 15, 2007

In Missouri - Three adults were arrested and three children were in placed in state custody after a drug bust netted more than half a pound of Meth.  Two search warrants were executed at two houses following a two-year investigation by federal and area law enforcement.  Authorities also seized several thousand dollars in U.S. and foreign currency, several vehicles and a fully automatic AK-47 assault weapon.  The three suspects had drug ties to people in four other states and Mexico. 

In Texas – About 100 officers, local and federal, worked together in drug raids that were the culmination of an investigation that started in 2002.  Local drug traffickers named two brothers, 35- and 29-years-old, as the source for Meth and other drugs in a major operation across the Texas Panhandle.  The two brothers, along with their father, mother and sister, were all named in a federal complaint.  All but the sister were picked up during the raids.  In all, eight people were arrested out of 21 named in warrants.  Six others already were in custody on unrelated charges before the raids.  The 21 defendants are charged with Meth and cocaine distribution conspiracy.    At least 14 pounds of Meth was seized during the course of the investigation, along with $310,000.
 
In Montana - A 42-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking Meth. She faces federal counts of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 500 grams of Meth.  The woman was allegedly part of a ring that would go to Utah and return with Meth for distribution. If she is convicted, she faces a minimum mandatory 10-years to life in prison and a $4-million fine.

In Colorado - Police, fire and SWAT crews were called to dismantle a Meth lab inside a detached garage.  Police found the lab when they executed a search warrant. The lab was not active at the time.  Eight people were arrested on various charges relating to the Meth house.

In California - Deputies arrested a 45-year-old man in a quiet neighborhood after a probation officer checking on a parolee discovered a Meth house.  As a precaution, authorities shut down an entire block.  Officers found red phosphorus and iodine inside the suspect’s home.

In California - One person was arrested for Meth possession and two others for Meth paraphernalia when officers made a sweep through a small town.

In Nebraska - An ongoing investigation into Meth distribution resulted in another arrest.  A 23-year-old man was arrested at his home on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of Meth with intent to deliver.  A search of his home and vehicle turned up 115 grams (around four ounces) of Meth, a .45 semi-automatic pistol, a loaded 9mm pistol and two digital scales. 

In Montana - A 43-year-old man whose Meth lab was discovered when his 14-year-old stepson allegedly broke into his garage was sentenced to at least five years in prison.  Sheriff's deputies responded to the home last May on a report of a possible burglary. When deputies arrived, they found two men, one of them holding two backpacks. The backpacks contained plastic bags filled with marijuana and Meth, along with two pistols.  Deputies got a search warrant and found chemicals and materials common to Meth labs in the garage, along with drug paraphernalia, marijuana, more Meth, $20,000 in cash and a video surveillance system showing the front and rear of the house. 

In Louisiana - Officers arrested a 24-year-old woman after receiving a tip that a female from Texas was delivering crystal Meth to the area.  The suspect was found with about six syringes containing small amounts of liquid Meth.   She faces charges of possession with intent to distribute crystal Meth, possession of alprazolam and driving with an expired driver's license.  

In Tennessee - A former University of Tennessee professor pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell Methamphetamine.   The Associate Professor of Pharmacology at UT's Health Science Center was charged in a federal indictment last year. He was accused of being a violent dope dealer and addict who went by the nicknames "Mo" and "The Professor."  The charges carry a maximum punishment of 40 years, though sentencing guidelines likely will call for a shorter prison term. He will be sentenced in May.

In Illinois - A tip from a motel employee concerning a suspicious man led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man on Meth charges. He allegedly had a quarter-gram of Meth on him. That arrest led to the home of a 43-year-old man.  There, officers allegedly discovered a working Meth lab.  The second man was taken into custody and will likely be charged with Meth manufacturing, unlawful use of a premise and possession of a controlled substance.  A third man, 26, who was at the house was also arrested and faces charges of Meth manufacturing.
 

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