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.

July 5, 2007

In New York - Police stopped a 35-year-old man for speeding. He gave the police an incorrect name and date of birth, and when the officers discovered his true identity, they learned he was driving with a revoked license. A search of his car turned up about a half-ounce of crystal Meth, several types of prescription medication, hypodermic needles and packaging material. The suspect faces a number of charges, including Meth possession as well as false impersonation and speeding.

In Alabama - A 28-year-old woman was arrested following a bust that shut down a Meth lab in her home.  Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on the house and found a lab in operation.  They also discovered six containers of liquid Meth, a small amount of finished Meth and a 183-page textbook detailing how to make Meth. The suspect is charged with first-degree manufacturing of a controlled.  Authorities expect to charge another suspect in connection with the bust – a man on parole after having served time in prison for distributing and making Meth.

In Tennessee - Police following up on an anonymous tip discovered a mobile Meth lab in the middle of a downtown area.  Officers heard that a Meth sale was planned in the area, and as they were checking it out they noticed two men acting “suspicious” in front of a hardware store.  According to the police, the two suspects were attempting to shoplift red lye, a product used to make Meth.  Officers then discovered a car parked outside the store with a Meth lab inside.  Both suspects are charged with Meth-related crimes.

In Montana - Two people pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in a scheme that brought pounds of Meth into Montana from California.  A 34-year-old man admitted he helped a friend distribute Meth by allowing him to keep a safe – filled periodically with Meth – in his house.  A 45-year-old woman pled guilty to charges of Meth distribution and money laundering.  She, along with two other people, had a rap music label and laundered thousands of dollars in drug money through the business.    Both defendants face a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison and $4 million fines when they are sentenced in September. Two others were indicted in the case and pled guilty in June.

In Illinois - Fourteen people were arrested on Meth charges during a daylong sweep.  Police picked up the suspects at their various homes; the men and women all face charges of violating a Meth precursor law.

In California - A 35-year-old man playing with fireworks inside his chemical-filled apartment ignited his clothing, leaving him with third degree burns over 40% of his body.  The man was in critical but stable condition. Police and firefighters responded to the scene and found the man on fire in the street and his apartment burning. He was able to tell police he was playing with fireworks inside the apartment and accidentally caught himself on fire.  After firefighters extinguished the flames they discovered large quantities of chemicals inside the apartment.  Officials believe the man was running a Meth lab in the apartment, but are waiting for confirmation from investigators.

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