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.

Sept. 4, 2007

In Nevada – Police found two boys, 2 and 4-years-old, in a stolen car in a casino parking lot.  They also found Meth inside the vehicle.  Officers say the children’s father left them in the car while he was allegedly involved in drug activity.  Social service workers took custody of the boys and the man was arrested on suspicion of possession of Meth and a stolen motor vehicle, having an open container of alcohol, driving without a license and misdemeanor traffic charges

In Kentucky – A former jailer and two others were sentenced for Meth-related crimes.  The former jailer received 10-years in prison for Meth manufacturing and 10-years for Meth possession; an enhance because a firearm was involved.  Another man was sentenced to 10-years for Meth manufacturing, three years for Meth possession and one year for possession of drug paraphernalia.  And a woman was sentenced to five years for Meth possession after pleading guilty. 

In Ohio - A series of car break-ins led police to a suspected Meth lab inside a home where the chemicals endangered a 19-month-old child.  Officers believe the suspects were stealing property out of the cars to pay for their drugs.  An 18-year-old man is charged with endangering children for allowing Meth manufacturing in his apartment while his daughter was there, and a warrant is out for a 39-year-old man for allegedly receiving stolen property.  A 19-year-old woman also faces a charge of receiving stolen property, as well as forgery and misuse of a stolen credit card.  Another 19-year-old woman faces a drug paraphernalia charge.

In Virginia – A 23-year-old self-admitted Meth dealer was sentenced to 14-years in federal prison.  He was arrested after a traffic stop turned up more than 8-ounces of Meth in his possession.  When officers searched his home, they found another pound of Meth, a shotgun and cash.  The defendant pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute and to a firearms charge.   He admitted to selling Meth for two years, and said he ‘smoked up’ all his profit, leaving him owing more than $10,000 to his suppliers.  

In Michigan – A 36-year-old woman found operating a Meth lab in a motel room received a sentenced of one year in jail and three years probation on charges of operating and maintaining a Meth lab.  She was also sentenced to 200-days on each charge of marijuana possession and fourth-degree child abuse.  Those sentences will be served concurrently.  State police found the components of the Meth lab in the motel room that served as the woman’s residence that she shared with her daughter and her boyfriend.  In another case, a 27-year-old man addicted to Meth with prior offenses was convicted of operating a Meth lab and sentenced to at least seven years and up to 40 years in prison.  Drug task force agents found an active Meth lab in a shed on his property. 

In Indiana - A 22-year-old man who was arrested for Meth possession after a traffic stop was sentenced to two years in prison.  He was also ordered to serve some time on community corrections and undergo a substance abuse program.

In Oregon - Police stopped a man for speeding and ended up arresting him on Meth and cocaine charges.  State troopers pulled the 19-year-old over and found the drugs allegedly under the dash behind the glove box, wrapped in plastic.  The package held about six-ounces of Methamphetamine and one of cocaine.  The suspect is charged with two counts each of possession and delivery of Meth and cocaine. 

In Texas – Someone who bought what he believed to be crystal Meth called police, upset that his buy turned out to be ground glass.  Officers are investigating, and if they catch whoever sold the fake Meth, they will be charged with violating a state health and safety statute prohibiting a person from trying to sell fake drugs.  No one has been reported injured by the glass, and the person who notified officials won’t be charged with any crime. 

In Kansas - A 24-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for possession of Meth with intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a school.  He faced as much as 51-months, but the judge granted the lower sentence despite the prosecutor’s opposition.  The defendant pleaded guilty to the Meth possession charge; in exchange, other charges were dismissed including Meth possession and failing to get a drug tax stamp.  He was arrested after making arrangements to sell Meth to a police informant.

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