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.

Oct. 12, 2007

In Colorado - Officers found Meth lab components in a truck after the driver abandoned the vehicle to get away.  Police stopped the truck for a traffic violation, but while the officer was checking for warrants, the driver sped away. Police later found the abandoned truck and picked up a woman passenger in the area.  That’s when they discovered the Meth lab in the truck. They are still looking for the driver.

In Missouri – Law enforcement officers are looking for a man charged with Meth possession who may face more charges of dealing.  Deputies serving a search warrant at the suspect’s home found no one present, but did discover about 150-grms of Meth, more than three pounds of marijuana, a shotgun, digital scales and plastic bags for packaging drugs.

In Indiana – Hunters provided information to officers that led to a search of property and the discovery of three Meth labs in various stages of the cooking process.  One lab was found in a wooded area, the other two were in a garage on the property. Charges are pending against at least one suspect in the case.

In Minnesota - A 52-year-old man received a sentence of close to five-years in prison for multiple crimes including selling Meth and fleeing police.  He originally faced 15 charges before a plea agreement dismissed all but two felonies. He was arrested in May after a chase ended in a field, when officers found a bag with 11-grams of Meth in his truck and several Ephedrine pills in his pant’s pocket. 

In Hawaii - Law enforcement busted an international drug-smuggling ring they claim was responsible for shipping more than 40-pounds of crystal Meth every month to Kauai.  The group allegedly brought the Meth over from the Philippines and California.  They reportedly moved the drugs through the U.S. mail and with human couriers.   At least 12-people were arrested during a number of coordinated raids.

In Indiana - State police discovered a working Meth lab and arrested two people at a home when they executed a search warrant.  Along with the lab, officers found 28-grams of finished Meth and two loaded firearms. The homeowner, a 45-year-old man, and a 56-year-old man who was visiting were arrested on multiple charges.  The two are both convicted felons and are prohibited from possessing firearms.

In Arizona - Police arrested two men who they say lured at least seven women with the promise of Meth and then "brutally" sexually assaulted them while holding them captive over several days. The 34- and 29-year olds are being held on suspicion of multiple charges including attempted murder, sexual assault and kidnapping. Reportedly, they targeted women at topless nightclubs. Two or three of the victims were dancers and other victims were their friends.  The case was triggered during a traffic stop in August, when the officer came across evidence of identity theft and property crimes.  A continuing investigation turned up information that several women had been lured to a home with the promise they would receive Meth, and then were held against their wills.  Officers say the victims were imprisoned, restrained and brutally sexually assaulted. When police served a search warrant at the suspect mobile home, they found evidence of sexual assault, restraint devices and weapons.  Both men have lengthy criminal records.

In Virginia - A local restaurateur has been charged as a major Meth trafficker.  Federal authorities arrested the man on charges he headed a Meth ring for over two years.  He allegedly sold $200,000 worth of Meth, including several pounds to a police informant, in the restaurant’s parking lot.  He also reportedly made Meth sales in other businesses’ parking lots. Three other defendants have also been charged in the case.

In Nebraska – A 40-year-old trucker was arrested after state patrol officers searched his vehicle.  Troopers say they found three-ounces of Meth and cash in the truck after the suspect allowed them to search it.

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