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. 19, 2007

In North Dakota – A brother of the man accused of running one of the region's largest Meth conspiracies pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs.  He's free on a personal recognizance bond until his sentencing.  His older brother is serving a life prison term after pleading guilty to charges in the Meth case – including a charge of murder.  

In Iowa - A man who used a room at a resort hotel as a Meth lab pleaded guilty in federal court to manufacturing charges.  The 42-year old was discovered by his nephew, who was working as a security guard at the resort.  The nephew opened his uncle’s room and noticed the strong chemical odor.  He called on other guards and the police for help, and they discovered the lab.  Officers also found paraphernalia and Meth.  The suspect had more than 1,000 pseudoephedrine pills in the room that he acquired using military identity cards of two other men. The pills could have produced more than 57-grams of Meth.  He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison with a possible maximum of 40 years and a $2-million fine when he is sentenced.

In Oregon – An investigation into a major drug supplier led to raids at an apartment and a home, where six alleged illegal aliens were arrested and authorities seized 2.5-pounds of Meth and more than $32,000 in cash. The simultaneous raids were the result of several months’ investigation. In all, officers contacted ten adults at the two scenes and found three young children.   In addition to the Meth and cash, agents seized packaging scales and materials, forged or false documents and five vehicles believed used for drug sales and distribution. The six suspects, ranging in age from 20- to 57-years-old, face a variety of drug possession, delivery, manufacture and conspiracy charges.  They are held on no-bail immigration holds for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

In Minnesota - Police arrested a 16-year-old boy after finding Meth in the vehicle he was driving.  Police first pulled him over for speeding, but while talking with the suspect, the officer saw what he believed was a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Two pills found by the officer tested positive for Meth.

In Montana – A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess Meth for distribution. When he is sentenced in January, he faces a mandatory 10 years to life in prison and a $4 million fine.  He was the second of four men to plead guilty in the case.  A 30-year-old co-defendant also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing, while two other men pleaded not guilty.

In California - Police investigating a carjacking discovered a Meth lab in the garage of a family's home.  They arrested two people – a 23-year-old woman seven months pregnant and her 37-year-old boyfriend - on suspicion they of Meth manufacturing.  Their five-year-old son was turned over to the custody of his grandparents.  An officer was doing surveillance on the house in an attempt to find two men suspected of stealing a woman's car at knifepoint when one of the suspects showed up.   When the officer checked up on the suspect, he discovered the large lab in the garage.  After getting a search warrant, investigators found 3-5 grams of suspected Meth in the two-bedroom house and garage, which shares walls with other garages and a different apartment in the four-plex.

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