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 30, 2007

In West Virginia – A drug task force following up on an anonymous tip about a possible Meth lab discovered one in a home. Investigators found several people in the secluded home and were questioning them.  No charges have been filed yet.

In Ohio – A 38-year-old woman converted her SUV into a mobile Meth lab and took it on the road – along with her 14-year-old son.  The suspect was indicted on charges of assembling chemicals for Meth manufacturing, inducing panic and endangering children.  She was arrested earlier this year after police pulled her over in a traffic stop and found the lab set up and her son in the vehicle.  Her son was placed in temporary custody of a relative.  She was released after her arrest on the original charges, but a warrant was issued for her to be re-arrested on the indictment.

In Alabama - A 46-year-old man is charged with drug trafficking after a traffic stop turned into a Meth bust.  Officers allege the man tossed a bag from his car when they first tried to pull him over for running a stop sign, and that a test of the contents came back as positive for Meth.  The bag held 229-grams of the drug.  Even though bond was set for the suspect, he will stay in jail because authorities suspect him of being an illegal immigrant.

In South Carolina – When officers approached a house to investigate a complaint about a suspicious man, they heard the back door open and saw someone walk out of the home. They also noticed a strong chemical odor wafting from the home. After calling for backup from a narcotics enforcement team, they saw in plain view a number of items associated with Meth manufacturing.  By the time the raid was complete, officers seized 10-grams of Meth, 12-pounds of material in the process of being manufactured into Meth, $1,000 in cash and two firearms.  Police arrested two men, 36- and 25-years-old, and two women, 33- and 26-years-old. 

In Colorado - Two parents have been charged in connection with a suspected Meth lab that caught on fire.  In addition to drug charges, the 34-year-old man and his 32-year-old wife face six counts of child abuse.  Their one-year-old daughter lived in the home with the Meth lab, and they took her on the run with them following the fire.  The husband also faces an arson charge in connection with that blaze.

In New Zealand - Police discovered a suspected Meth lab – the second one in as many days in the same town.  Authorities believe the two labs may be associated.  Three men have been arrested on drug related charges.

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