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. 17, 2007

In Moscow, Russia – Police seized approximately 24 pounds of crystal Meth and over 9,000 ecstasy pills as part of an investigation into drug trafficking.  They first uncovered four-pounds of Meth after questioning three people.  The investigation also turned up cocaine and methadone, a strong prescription drug that has a similar effect to heroin. 

In West Virginia - Two parents were arrested and their four children taken to a hospital after deputies discovered a Meth lab in their home.  The 37-year-old woman and 29-year-old man face Meth and child-endangerment charges.  The lab was uncovered when deputies went to the home to serve a malicious-wounding warrant on the man.  Officers smelled Meth cooking and heard glass breaking in the garage area when they arrived.  They found the woman trying to get rid of lab equipment.  The children, 1-, 4-, 7- and 13-years old, were treated at a hospital and released.  One deputy reported minor breathing problems and an “instant headache” from Meth lab fumes, but did not require medical attention.  A second man, 45-years-old, was arrested on the scene after he allegedly dropped a small plastic baggie with a white powder substance that tested positive for Meth.

 In Louisiana - A 36-year-old man and 29-year-old woman are being treated for burns to their hands, legs, faces and chests after their Meth lab exploded. They had set up the lab in a hotel room and a candle left burning in the room ignited the flammable gas byproduct of the manufacturing.  They drove themselves to a hospital and were transferred to a burn center.  Police plan to question them and charge them with one felony count each of operating a Meth lab. If convicted, they face a sentence of five to 15-years in jail and up to $25,000 in fines.  The male suspect’s father picked up his son’s vehicle after being notified of his son’s hospitalization.  The father noticed a strange smell coming from inside the SUV and discovered another Meth lab.  Officers and a HazMat team cleaned out the vehicle and decontaminated the father. 

In North Carolina – Probation officers and county deputies searching for a man accused of violating his probation turned up a Meth lab.  Authorities raided a home and found all the components for a Meth lab in the basement.  The husband and wife who live in the home now face several charges.

In Michigan – Police searching a house found several Meth lab components, including empty pseudoephedrine boxes, peeled lithium batteries, lye, camping fuel, a large quantity of coffee filters and a 12-gauge shotgun.  They also discovered several waste-filled, five-gallon buckets and two-liter bottles.  Officers found the resident, a 29-year-old man, sleeping in bed.  He was arrested on Meth lab and hazardous waste charges.

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