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.

August 10, 2007

In Louisiana - A jury deliberated just 20-minutes before declaring a 46-year-old man guilty of Meth possession.  The defendant had a previous conviction for dealing drugs and was on probation when he was arrested on the latest Meth charges.  He was first convicted in 2006 of Meth manufacturing and possession, and was given a 10-year suspended sentence.   His latest conviction carries up to a five-year prison sentence, but the district attorney is pursuing a habitual offender status, which would add up to another ten-years on the sentence.  And, the new conviction will more than likely result in his earlier probation being revoked.  He also faces pending charges in another county, including Meth manufacturing and possessing anhydrous ammonia for the purpose of making Meth.  If he goes to trial on these charges and is convicted as a habitual offender, he could face an additional 60-years at hard labor without the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence.

In Tennessee - Four people were arrested on charges of buying Meth manufacturing materials.  The three men, 40-, 27-and 26-years old and the 33-year-old woman were picked up after employees at one business alerted investigators to the suspects’ multiple purchases of pseudoephedrine.  Investigators also found the four suspects had bought other Meth lab components from at least three other businesses.

In West Virginia - Deputies went to a house and spoke with the occupants. They detected a distinct chemical odor associated with Meth labs and received a search warrant for the house.  They reportedly found numerous items used in Meth production.  A 37-year-old man, the owner of the house, was arrested and is charged with operation of a clandestine lab.

In Arizona - Police responding to a welfare check request got a search warrant and found five pounds of marijuana, one gram of Meth and two guns inside the residence.  A 39-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested and charged in connection with the drugs and weapons.

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