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 10, 2007

In Alabama - Two people face charges of making Meth and endangering the welfare of a child after a raid turned up a Meth lab and a 13-year-old at their home.  The 50-year-old man and 47-year-old woman were arrested after narcotic agents found most of the chemicals and equipment in a large shop behind the house.  The young teen was placed in protective custody.

In North Dakota - A jury found a woman accused of being under the influence of Meth while sleeping in her car with her naked baby in the backseat not guilty. She was sentenced on two earlier charges, receiving 10-years for possession of Meth within a thousand feet of a school, and 5-years for possession of Meth paraphernalia.

In New Mexico - A 56-year-old woman accused of selling nearly an ounce of Meth to an undercover officer was taken into custody in court after admitting to the sale.   She pleaded guilty to distribution of Meth, but refused to tell the judge who sold her the drugs.  She said the ‘gentlemen’ were her husband's friends, adding one was a Mexican citizen. 

In Utah – In Utah, once a Meth-contaminated home has been certified as clean, no one has to say a thing about it.  One family received a letter from the county before they moved in to their new home, declaring the house successfully decontaminated.  A local news crew tested the shed where police found the lab, and the upstairs bedroom where the Meth cook stored his drugs and slept – the same room where the family’s baby now sleeps. Both places tested positive for Meth. In the baby's room, there were levels 14 times above what the state considers "safe."  The family immediately moved into a hotel.  Now, even though the county certified the home as decontaminated, there was a notice on the front door, apparently based on the news’ crew tests.  The county is requiring the family to fix the problem and pay the bill, saying those are the rules.  The family has retained an attorney and plan to sue the county.

In Louisiana - Sheriff’s deputies and narcotics agents broke up a Meth lab and arrested two people.  The raid turned up Meth, three rifles or shotguns, 33 marijuana plants, and more than five pounds of processed marijuana. The man and woman, both 44-years-old, were charged with operating a Meth lab, cultivation of marijuana and possession of firearms while in possession of drugs.

In North Carolina - Two men considered kingpins in the local Meth production and distribution trade were sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison.  A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 13-yesars in prison and a 45-year-old received an 18-year sentence.  His term is longer because he had earlier drug convictions.  The chief detective on the case says the pair masterminded at least 10 Meth labs and were at the top of the pyramid in local Meth distribution.  Investigators say they worked with 25 to 30 people to buy supplies at local stores and set up labs in abandoned mobile homes and remote outdoor locations. 

In Montana - A dentist faces felony drug charges after an investigation into whether he illegally prescribed drugs to people who were not his patients. He is already charged with felony counts of Meth possession and drug paraphernalia. He gave his consent when officers asked to search his home and car; they found Meth and three Meth pipes in his car.

In British Columbia, Canada – Officers seized 13 barrels – a total of 1300 pounds - of red phosphorus after an investigation into a large theft of the chemical last month. Police traced it to an outbuilding on a property, where they also found two sticks of dynamite, a shotgun, and other demolition equipment.  A 20-year-old woman was arrested, but charges were not immediately filed.

In Florida – A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested after sheriff's deputies found a Meth lab in their home.  Officers discovered the lab after concerned neighbors reported possible drug activity.  The two are charged with Meth manufacturing and possession, and possession of listed precursors.  A 9-year-old living in the home was taken into protective custody. 

In Kentucky - Police were tipped off to a Meth lab and found two people, a man and a woman, in the middle of a cook.  Allegedly, the woman’s brother reported the lab to police.

In Oklahoma – Officers who executed a search warrant seized about a half-pound of Meth in a home, along with items used to package and sell it.  They also confiscated two vehicles and nearly $2,500 in cash.  One person was arrested at the home; two others were taken into custody when they showed up to buy some Meth.  The operation was part of an effort to shut down a major Meth trafficking organization in the area.

In California – Four men - 55-, 50-, 48- and 46-years-old – and two women, both 46-year-old, were arrested when police raided a Meth lab in an apartment. Officers say the lab was capable of producing thousands of dollars of Meth.  The suspects face charges ranging from being under the influence of a controlled substance, parole violations, outstanding warrants and possession and sale of a controlled substance.

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