Methamphetamine

September 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced that she plans to introduce legislation early next week to address a problem that has arisen with the implementation of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act.

The new legislation would require that distributors of pseudoephedrine products only sell to retailers who have filed self-certifications with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). These certifications attest to the fact that their employees are trained and in compliance with the Combat Meth Act.    » read more »

September 04, 2007 -- Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced today that former Marshall County jailer Danny Sholar and two other defendants were sentenced for methamphetamine related offenses.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Thom Marshall and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Prather, with the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division.    » read more »

Bettendorf and Davenport to use funds for police support

August 21, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that Scott County received $288,261 to fight crime from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Harkin has been a steadfast supporter of the Byrne grant program that funds many drug fighting initiatives across the state.    » read more »

August 20, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that Dubuque received $53,747 to fight crime from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Harkin has been a steadfast supporter of the Byrne grant program that funds many drug fighting initiatives across the state.    » read more »

August 6, 2007 -- ALTOONA - A $2 million methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking ring was broken-up today by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) and the Blair County Drug Task Force, who have arrested six of seven suspected drug dealers.

Attorney General Tom Corbett announced the charges at a press conference this morning at the Altoona City Council Chambers. Corbett was joined by the District Attorney's of Blair and Cambria counties and local law enforcement.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference in Des Moines today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) congratulated Iowa law enforcement officials for advancing the fight against meth by completing a statewide lockup of anhydrous ammonia tanks. All 99 Iowa counties have now been provided with tank locks. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Harkin secured virtually all of the funding for the tank locking effort through the Community Oriented Policing Services Meth Hot Spots program.    » read more »

Major New Risk Factor Found for a Fast Spreading Drug Epidemic

LA JOLLA, CA, June 25, 2007—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that chronic abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine may be an unrecognized risk factor in the development of a number of potentially serious cardiovascular disorders frequently reported by methamphetamine abusers.

The study is being published the week of June 25 in an advanced online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.    » read more »

Legislation includes provisions to limit sales of products used to create meth

June 14, 2007 -- Carson City – Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons joined with Assemblyman Bernie Anderson (D-Washoe), Assemblyman James Settelmeyer (R-Douglas-Carson City-Washoe), Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, members of the Meth Community Response Alliance, members of the Governor’s Meth Working Group, representatives from Nevada Law Enforcement, representatives from the Nevada Retailers Association, and other community leaders to sign Assembly Bill 148 into law.    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- Chicago ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said that a Coles County man was recently sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) after his guilty plea to Class X methamphetamine conspiracy.

Jeff Mingus of Mattoon was sentenced May 23 in Coles County Circuit Court where he also was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay other costs associated with the conviction.    » read more »

May 24, 2007 - JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt announces the award of over $5.6 million in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grants (JAG) to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The grants and tough anti-meth legislation signed by the governor in 2005 will help with Missouri's ongoing efforts to combat meth and eliminate dangerous lab operations across the state.    » read more »

Grants will help agrichemical dealers protect their facilities from theft

May 25, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today awarded $535,000 in Anhydrous Ammonia Security Grants to 50 Illinois agrichemical dealers throughout the state. The funding will help these businesses secure their facilities to prevent the theft of anhydrous ammonia, a farm fertilizer and key ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine.    » read more »

Supports New Monitoring System to Stop Meth Cooks

May 11, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt is pleased to report the continuing positive results of Missouri's anti-meth legislation signed into law in 2005 and encourages the General Assembly to support a new monitoring system to help in Missouri's fight against meth.    » read more »

09 May 2007 -- Police arrested Tom Sizemore on May 8 for possession of methamphetamine.

The 45-year-old actor, on probation for a previous drug arrest, was taken into custody as he sat in a car outside the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Bakersfield, CA. Officers had responded to an early morning report that a man had challenged an employee to a fight while attempting to check in.

The man, Jason Salcido of Whittier, CA, is believed to be an associate of Sizemore's. He was found to be on parole and carrying what police described as a pipe for smoking narcotics.    » read more »

Senators Feinstein and Grassley also introduce legislation to extend authorization of $20 million grant program to help drug endangered children

April 25, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to increase the federal criminal penalties for drug dealers who entice children with candy-flavored methamphetamine and other flavored drugs.    » read more »