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 19, 2007

In Hawaii Two public school custodians accused of dealing crystal Meth face arraignment later in March. A 50-year-old woman and her 46-year-old boyfriend were arrested after an undercover operation.  The woman allegedly sole Meth to undercover officers.  She also allegedly sold Meth out of her car and on the school campus. 

In Ohio The co-owner of a convenience store has been indicted on several drug-related charges. The 25-year-old man is charged with two counts of trafficking Meth and two counts of illegal assembly of chemicals. A task force, working with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation, seized 45,000 dosage units of pseudoephedrine from the suspect’s home and from his business. According to the task force, the amount of pseudoephedrine seized could be used to produce approximately 4.4 pounds of Meth. The man has been accused of selling Meth and pseudoephedrine to an undercover officer for several months.

In Florida Police acting on information from a source arrested three men in connection with an operating Meth lab. Officers found handguns, surveillance equipment and approximately $22,000 in suspected stolen property along with Meth and ingredients for making it. The three, 36-, 30- and 25-years-old, all face multiple Meth related charges. A lead officer described the setup as a major Meth lab.  The home was reportedly equipped with surveillance cameras.

In Texas Narcotic investigators received a tip that led to the execution of a search warrant at a doublewide trailer home.  The homeowner, a 41-year-old man, answered the door when officers knocked.  He, along with two other people, were arrested.  Deputies saw a large Meth bong sitting on the coffee table in the living room along with marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.  When they searched the home, they found nine guns in the master bedroom along with assorted swords and knives.  They seized a vehicle with the identification number partially ground off and about $1,000 worth of Meth, $300.00 in cash, digital scales and packaging material.

In Michigan State police served four search warrants in suspicion of Meth labs and drug possession.  They found evidence of Meth labs and/or marijuana at each of the houses. The investigation has been going on for more than two months and involves more than 10 suspects.

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