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.

May 2, 2007

In Tennessee – When police officers took off in pursuit of a car, the driver began tossing hazardous items from a Meth lab out the window.  Officials closed down a church and part of the highway to clean up the mess and contain the scene.  Officers found the car and mobile lab, but the driver had disappeared.

In Texas – Officers who pulled a driver over learned he had five warrants out for his arrest on charges of failure to appear, and one federal warrant issued by the U.S. Postal Inspector’s office.  The 35-year-old was arrested, and when they searched his car, officers found a mobile Meth lab. The suspect is now charged with multiple Meth-related crimes as well as his earlier warrants.

In Texas - A 38-year-old man received a nine-year sentence in federal prison for possessing Meth-making materials.  He was also ordered to forfeit two guns.  Authorities found a Meth lab in his travel trailer in 2006; they also found two loaded shotguns, ammunition, and more Meth-making materials in his home.  He pleaded guilty to the charges.   A woman arrested at the same scene pled guilty to conspiring to manufacture Meth and received a six-year sentence.  In another case, a 36-year-old man was sentenced to five years after he pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute Meth, and in a third hearing, a 52-year-old man pleaded guilty to similar charges.  He faces up to 40 years in prison, and the government is seeking forfeiture of his home because he used it for dealing Meth.

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