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.

March 8, 2007

In Arizona Police arrested a 19-year-old man after the Meth he was cooking caught on fire.  He was cooking Meth in his condominium bedroom closet when it set on fire. He unsuccessfully attempted to stop the flames with water and window cleaner. When that didn’t work, he left to go buy a fire extinguisher. The condo's sprinkler system put out the fire while he was gone.  Firefighters were at the scene when he returned. The suspect faces charges of drug manufacturing, drug possession and criminal damage.

In North Carolina Two brothers, labeled the kingpins in a major Meth distribution ring, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing Meth with the intent to distribute.  One man was sentenced to 13-years and the other to six-years. They ran the operation from their home; it stretched from there to Mexico. The brothers were ultimately responsible for more than 150-pounds of Meth brought into the area. The two were caught in a six-month sting dubbed “Operation: Family Tree.”  In all, 32-suspects were arrested.  During the investigation, authorities uncovered the Meth operation, a utility trailer theft ring, a chop shop for stolen cars, and a counterfeiter.

In Alabama Three men, 53-, 50- and 28-years old, were arrested on Meth manufacturing charges.  Investigators found a Meth lab in a house that had re-enforced doors, making it difficult for anyone to get inside.

In Indiana Indictments for 13-people were handed down, breaking up a drug ring so large, it's considered an organized crime group. All the suspects are facing various drug and organized crime charges.  The sheriff's office says the ring bought 1,400 pseudoephedrine pills within a very small amount of time.  The sheriff's office alleges that one man in the group was the Meth cook. Everyone else would go from pharmacy to pharmacy buying pseudoephedrine and delivering it to the cook. In exchange for providing the pills they would get Meth. Deputies caught on to the ring after looking at pseudoephedrine logbooks from pharmacies throughout the county. If convicted of engaging in organized crime, all 13 people involved could get 10 to 20 years in prison.

In Alabama A Meth lab capable of producing at least an ounce of Meth a day has been taken out of service. Officers seized the Meth lab and arrested a 24-year-old man who had recently been released from prison on drug charges. 

In Utah A 23-year-old woman who had previously pled guilty to a third degree felony of desecration of a dead human body was sentenced.  She was placed on 36 months probation, ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and to finish the drug-abuse counseling she is already involved with.  Her 5-month-old daughter died from a Meth overdose after the mother’s boyfriend left the drugs within the baby’s reach.  Although the woman was not charged with Meth-related crimes, she did allow her boyfriend to talk her out of getting medical help and for moved the baby's dead body to another residence at his insistence.  The 44-year-old boyfriend pleaded guilty to second-degree felony manslaughter in the case and was sentenced to prison for one to 15 years. 

In Missouri A 42-year-old businessman received a sentence of 20-years in federal prison for his role in a nearly two-year conspiracy to distribute ingredients used for Meth manufacturing. He was the vice president and CEO of a wholesale company that distributed products to convenience stores, including over-the-counter cold medicines that include pseudoephedrine. He and four other employees were charged as part of Operation Ice Palace, an investigation into the sale of large quantities of Meth ingredients. 53 people have been charged in the operation, including the owners and employees of convenience stores and head shops from a number of states.

In Minnesota A 36-year-old woman suspect in a large Meth bust saw her county criminal charges dropped, but she was immediately transferred to the custody of federal officials.  No federal charges have yet been filed against the woman. Local authorities arrested her after executing a search warrant that uncovered more than two pounds of Meth and several ounces of cocaine in the home.

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