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 28, 2007

In New Hampshire - Authorities uncovered a Meth lab in an empty mobile home.  Officers discovered that no one had been living in it for the past month, but people were coming and going from the home up until the bust.  They expect to make arrests on federal drug trafficking charges soon.

In Australia - Two men were in court charged with attempting to smuggle 16kg (35-pounds) of Meth into Australia hidden in two marble tables. The men, a 23-year-old Hong Kong citizen and a 25-year-old Canadian national, were arrested after customs officers at Sydney Air Cargo discovered the Meth.  The customs officers had randomly selected for examination two packages that had arrived from Canada.  An x-ray of the packages aroused suspicion of a possible concealment and prompted officers to drill a hole in the marble slab. They found white powder inside that preliminary testing indicted crystal Meth.  The Australian Federal Police then substituted a harmless substance for the Meth and monitored the delivery of the tables to a residential address.  They arrested one man at the house when he accepted the packages; the other man was picked up at an airport when he attempted to return to Hong Kong. If they are convicted, they face a maximum penalty of a fine of $825,000 and/or life imprisonment.

In Michigan – A man and woman, both 25-years-old, were arrested on suspicion of operating a Meth lab, as well as charges of fleeing and eluding police. The man is also wanted for parole violation. Sheriff’s department narcotics detectives tried to stop a car carrying the two suspects; that led to a chase with speeds reaching up to 85 mph.  Detectives said they saw the suspects throwing Meth lab components from the car. The driver eventually pulled over and surrendered to police. 

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