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. 22, 2007

In West Virginia - Deputies arrested a 34-year-old man charged with operating a Meth lab.  He was released on bond, but could face up to 5-years in jail if convicted and a fine of up to $5,000.

In California - Sheriff's detectives arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of dealing narcotics after finding Meth hidden in a child's sippy cup.  Officers served a search warrant at the suspect’s home and uncovered Meth and cocaine in different locations throughout the home - all accessible to his three children. A baggy of suspected Meth was found inside a sippy cup on the floor.  Investigators seized more than 16-grams of Meth, nine-grams of cocaine, cash, scales and other items associated with drug sales. The children were left with their mother in the home. 

In Texas - Sheriff's officers were investigating a report of reckless driving when they learned that the driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. When the deputies arrived at the suspect's house they arrested him and discovered an active Meth lab.  Officials believe the lab was just large enough to make Meth for the suspect’s personal use, not for distribution.
 
In Alabama – A 51-year-old woman was charged with trafficking in Meth and cocaine after a traffic stop turned into a drug bust.  The Mexican national was pulled over for a routine driving violation and a search of her car turned up a kilogram of Meth and 12-kilograms of cocaine.

In Minnesota - The 14-year-old girl who passed around crystal Meth at her middle school cafeteria was sentenced in juvenile court, but the sentence will not be made public due to her age.  The girl's 35-year-old father is charged with fifth-degree drug possession.  He allegedly was using Meth and kept it in a bedroom nightstand.  His daughter apparently found the drugs and handed them out to about a dozen of her fellow students.  Five of them went to a hospital after taking the Meth, saying they felt ill.

In Kentucky - An attorney who faces charges related to Meth was taken back to jail after testing positive during a drug test.  The woman and her attorney are requesting more tests, saying the result was a false-positive.  She was originally arrested in May and faces felony charges related to possessing and distributing Meth after allegedly selling drugs to a police informant.  Investigators also reportedly discovered a Meth lab inside her rental home, within 1,000 feet of a middle school. She completed drug treatment and was monitored for months by a GPS ankle bracelet. She is currently enrolled in a drug court program that requires participants to undergo random urinalysis at least once a week.  Her trial on the earlier charges was postponed from this week to early December.

In Texas – A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 30-years in prison, with five suspended, for possession of 30-grams of Meth along with charges for felony possession of drugs and firearms. He pled guilty to the reduced charges after first being charged with Meth possession with the intent to deliver, possessing firearms and drugs simultaneously and possession of drug paraphernalia.  He was arrested in January during a raid where officers found Meth along with digital scales, a .45-caliber pistol, a .22-caliber rifle, .45-caliber ammunition and a glass Meth pipe.

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