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 20, 2007

In Indiana – A 27-year-old man pled guilty to three Meth-related felony charges and faces more than ten years behind bars.  A conservation officer arrested him after catching him at an active Meth lab.

In Iowa - Deputies filed more charges against two men for allegedly supplying a juvenile with Meth, and arrested two other men for doing the same thing.  The first two arrested, 38- and 22-years-old, were originally charged with giving Meth to a 14-year-old girl.  Now they are also charged with giving Meth to a 16-year-old.  A 24-year old and a 21-year-old are also charged with giving Meth to the same 16-year-old. 

In Michigan - Two men were airlifted to a hospital with serious burns following an explosion of a suspected Meth lab.  Police say the men have 2nd and 3rd degree burns and are in intensive care at the hospital’s burn unit.  Officers are waiting for test results after searching the area of the explosion before confirming their suspicions of a Meth lab.

In California - A man on probation was arrested after police found suspected Meth in the car he was driving as well as in his home.  The 23-year-old was pulled over in a traffic stop.  The officer reported that the suspect tried to hide a small plastic bag containing 2.2 grams of Meth between the cans of a 12-pack of beer.  A search of his home turned up another 2.5-grams of Meth.

In South Africa – According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, South Africa is becoming a hub for Meth trafficking, with the surge in Meth use driven by Abalone poaching.  South African officials say Chinese firms send South African drug dealers the raw ingredients for Meth in exchange for illegally harvested shellfish.  The fish is considered a delicacy in much of Asia.  South African gangs are harvesting the fish, which is a protected species, and trading the haul for Meth. 

In California - A man reported to police that two men and a woman knocked on his door and asked if they could cook Meth in his garage. The man told them no, explaining that someone they were looking for no longer lived in the house.  The three left, but fired three or four shots as they did so.

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