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.

April 7 & 8, 2007

April 8
In California A 39-year-old man was arrested after a routine traffic stop turned into a Met bust.  A police dog sniffed the odor of drugs coming from the suspect’s car, prompting a search by the officer.  He found 10-grams of Meth in the car.

April 7
In Wisconsin Two men are accused holding a 15-year-old girl captive in a dilapidated home in a plot centered on trading sex for Meth.  A 36-year-old man is charged with holding the runaway girl prisoner and abusing her for weeks in his home. A 46-year-old man allegedly paid the younger man with Meth so he could have sex with the girl.  The men face multiple felony charges.  The runaway girl knew the younger man through her brother and arrived at his house in early March.  Her family had reported her missing.  According to court records, the man supplied the girl with Meth and marijuana to use.  She went to the house on her own accord, but was not allowed to leave. She was held for three weeks and subjected to physical and sexual abuse by both men.  The girl told investigators that the homeowner contacted the other man and, in return for Meth, invited him to have sex with her. When she refused, he became violent.  At one point, he allegedly confined her in a covered bathtub for 16 hours.  She had also been burned on the thigh by a lit crack pipe and later a torch.  She is now at a juvenile care center; the two men are in jail.  The younger suspect faces six felony charges, including soliciting a child for prostitution, false imprisonment, and manufacturing and delivering of Meth.  The other faces two felonies, both for sexual assault of a child. 

In Iowa Three people face drug charges after a Meth bust. Two women, 42- and 36-years-old, and a 23-year-old man were arrested after an undercover operation.  An informant introduced an undercover officer to the man, and the male suspect allegedly traded 1.5 grams of Meth for 288 tablets of 60-milligram pseudoephedrine.  The agent asked him for more Meth to make the trade fair.  The suspect called a woman to make the deal; she agreed, saying they were done cooking the Meth.  The three suspects were picked up when the man went to pick up more Meth.  A raid of the house netted Meth, pseudoephedrine tablets, empty packages of pseudoephedrine tablets, scales and packaging material for drug sales. The three face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. 

In Texas A man who had been arrested on Meth charges, including possession and possession of chemicals with intent to manufacture, was picked up on a third felony charge.  He was busted at his home after neighbors complained to police about a strong odor coming from the area.  Deputies found a small Meth lab in the suspect’s truck and about 240-grams of Meth oil.  When the officers arrived, they found the suspect allegedly pouring ammonia onto the ground.

In Georgia Sheriff deputies arrested two men on charges of unlawful possession of anhydrous ammonia, conspiracy to manufacture Meth and other drug offenses. Deputies stopped the two in their car at a gas station after noticing a strong odor coming from the trunk of the car. When they looked inside, they found a leaking 50-gallon container of anhydrous ammonia.  Deputies evacuated the area and called for Haz-mat crews to clean up the chemical.

In Michigan A 50-year-old former township supervisor was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a Meth conviction.  Police believe friends introduced the drug to the man’s wife, who then introduced it to him.  In addition to the jail time, he was also ordered to serve two years probation, attend substance-abuse counseling and had his driver's license suspended for six months.  He was in his third term as township supervisor when he was arrested for Meth possession. His 48-year-old wife admitted to making Meth but told detectives her husband knew it was happening and bought iodine for the process.  She will be sentenced later in April for Meth possession.  Police believe the Meth-cooking was going on for up to a year before the raid.

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