METH Awareness And Prevention Project of South Dakota
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METH Awareness And Prevention Project of South Dakota |
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July 9, 2007In North Dakota – A man who is the alleged leader of a 50+ member drug distribution ring will probably go to trial instead of seeking a plea bargain with prosecutors. He faces a dozen charges in the case, including murder. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. Of the other people rounded up in "Operation Speed Racer," 45 people have pled guilty - including one woman who admitted her role in a drug deal that prosecutors said led to the killing of a 28-year-old from Minnesota. Five suspects are scheduled for trial starting in October. The alleged conspiracy brought pounds of Meth, marijuana and cocaine from Mexico and the West Coast to North Dakota and other states. In Texas - The grandmother of a baby found to have Meth and amphetamine in his system in April was arrested at her home, and police expect to arrest the baby's mother in the next few days. The grandmother, 48-years old, was arrested on suspicion of abandoning or endangering a child. Authorities allege she knew the drugs were in her home and allowed her grandson, who was 8-months old at the time, to be around them. The child’s 21-year-old mother is pregnant and extremely close to her due date. Officers plan to arrest her after she delivers the baby. She is accused of abandoning or endangering a child, as well as taking the drugs to her mother's home and then leaving her baby there. The boy was taken to a hospital when he was ‘acting oddly’, and tests found he had Meth, amphetamine, caffeine, nicotine, dextromorphane (a cough suppressant) and prescription antihistamines in his system. The boy, now 11-months-old, and his 2-year-old sister are in foster care. In Michigan - An 18-month-old boy was found dead in a home where authorities say they found evidence of a Meth lab. The boy's mother called 911 because her son was sick and unresponsive in their home. Police reported discovering the dead toddler as well as items such as muriatic acid and other Meth precursors. The boy’s mother was arrested on an unrelated drunk driving warrant. The toddler showed no signs of trauma, and a medical examiner will perform an autopsy. The boy’s father was not taken into custody. The couple’s other child, a 5-year-old girl, was placed with her grandparents. In Illinois - Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an anhydrous ammonia leak at a fertilizer anhydrous ammonia fill plant and discovered a leak coming from a nurse tank. They found the leak had been caused by someone attempting to transfer anhydrous ammonia into a propane grill cylinder; they also saw a man run from the scene into a cornfield. After a search of the area, they found a 20-year-old woman in a parked car. Officers called in a K9 unit and tracked the man who ran from the scene hiding in a cornfield. The woman and the 29-year-old man were both arrested on charges of Meth manufacturing conspiracy. Two firefighters received minor burn injuries while trying to stop the anhydrous ammonia leak. In Nebraska - A 29-year-old man was sentenced six-and-a-half years in prison for Meth distribution. He was also ordered to serve a five-year term of supervised release and pay $4,000 restitution. He was arrested in June 2006 after he delivered about two-ounces of Meth to a confidential informant at a motel, and made a second delivery of two-ounces just two days later. He was previously sentenced in federal court to five years in prison for the offense. In California – Police pulled over a driver who ran through a stop sign. The driver, a 25-year-old man, and his 37-year-old passenger were taken to the police station, where the passenger allegedly tossed a freezer bag containing 19.7-grams of Meth on the ground. Both men were arrested on various Meth charges. In Tennessee - Two 26-year-olds were arrested after police pulled them over for having a broken windshield. Officers searched the car and found several packages with Meth making material. They are both charged with making Meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. The driver also faces several other charges. In Michigan – A woman caught cooking Meth in a hotel was sentenced to 3½ to six years in prison. The 35-year-old pled guilty to a charge of Meth manufacturing and another of Meth possession with the intent to deliver. She was arrested when police investigated a tip that someone in one of the hotel units was believed to be operating an illegal drug business. The defendant and a companion were living together at the hotel. They were unemployed and said they started making Meth to pay the bills. They had been cooking the Meth in the hotel for about three weeks before the police raid.
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