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.

June 24, 2007

In China - Chinese and Philippines police announced a joint effort ending with a bust of an international drug ring, nabbing its kingpin suspect and seizing 180 kilograms (about 397 pounds) of crystal Meth and almost 10-tons of chemicals used to make it. The alleged ringleader was arrested in Beijing.  Seven of his accomplices, including one Filipino, were caught in Fujian and Guangdong provinces and in the Philippines.  Police destroyed one drug factory and two storage dumps of acetone and ether in the Philippines. The investigation into the drug ring began in August 2004.  In addition to China and the Philippines, officials in Thailand and Malaysia also assisted in the international investigation.

In Michigan – A 42-year-old man was sentenced to serve a minimum of 42 months to 20 years in state prison for operating a Meth lab.  He was arrested in April 2006. 

In Oklahoma – Three people were injured in what authorities believe was a Meth lab explosion and fire.  The victims went to a hospital in Arkansas seeking treatment for burns; the police there contacted Oklahoma officials.  Officers served a search warrant at the home and found chemicals and equipment used in Meth manufacturing.

In Alabama – Six people were arrested when police found them in the process of cooking Meth in a home.  The homeowner, a 34-year-old man, along with three other men ages 50, 40 and 33, and two women, 44- and 40-years-old, are all charged with first-degree illegal possession of marijuana, manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

In Illinois – Illinois launched an Internet database that allows people to track convicted Meth makers. The Methamphetamine Manufacturer Registry includes the convicted person's name, date of birth, the county where the crime occurred, and the date and type of conviction.  Local circuit court clerks and the Illinois Department of Corrections collect the information, which is updated daily.  It is available to both law enforcement and ordinary citizens. 

In Oklahoma - A new district attorney plans to continue pursuing a murder conviction against a Meth addict whose baby was born stillborn more than three years ago.  The suspect, now 30, was charged with first-degree murder after the stillborn birth in April 2004.  An autopsy on the boy indicated lethal amounts of Meth.  The woman’s supporters claim it can't be proven that her drug use led to the stillborn birth.   She has been jailed since September 2004; her trial is scheduled to begin on October 15.  The state Department of Human Services has taken away the woman’s custody of five children, including two that had developmental disabilities traced to her drug abuse. 

In Virginia - A police chief who is accused of distributing Meth faces seven felony counts. The charges include the Meth distribution charge and three counts of distribution of a controlled substance, two counts of distribution of a schedule three drug and one count of possession of a firearm with a schedule one or two drug.

In California – A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, battery and possession of Meth.  He allegedly went to the home of a woman he knew and broke into her apartment, then prevented the woman from leaving the home.  He reportedly pulled her hair and slapped her, leaving a bruise on her neck, saying he wanted to have sex with her.  He left after she declined to have sex with him. When officers went to his home to arrest him, they reportedly found a glass smoking pipe and Meth on him. 

In Texas – A 53-year-old man described by authorities as the leader of a massive Meth trafficking conspiracy received a 20-year prison sentence. The defendant had pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of Meth.  Sixteen others were also charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and an additional count of either distribution of a controlled substance or possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

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