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NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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Latest news: 11-18-2010
New law stops thousands of pseudoephedrine buys
IA - Iowa pharmacies have blocked thousands of pseudoephedrine purchases since a computerized tracking system went into effect Sept. 1, state officials say. The decongestant, contained in many cold medicines, is a key ingredient for illegal methamphetamine labs. The new system tracks every time customers buy pseudoephedrine anywhere in Iowa. It alerts pharmacists whenever someone tries to purchase the cold medicine after buying his or her daily or monthly limit elsewhere.
Authorities work to keep pace in meth fight
IL - When it comes to fighting methamphetamine, law enforcement officials often rely on public agencies and everyday people to take notice of tell-tale clues the drug is being made. Members of the Illinois State Police Meth Response Team provided a training session this week covering a new, portable “shake and bake” method of production.
Sheriff's say they see a 200% increase in meth cases
TN - The Warren County Sheriff's Department said it has never been so busy. On Wednesday alone, it planned to serve 62 arrest warrants. Most of them, the department said, were for cooking or selling methamphetamine. The department said it has seen 200 percent more meth cases in the area in recent years. Now, thanks to a federal grant, the department has added a few more investigators to focus on the growing meth issues. The department said the worst part of it are the innocent children they find living in poor conditions.
Meth detector interests cops
CA - The maker of several alcohol detectors has a new piece of technology to offer law enforcement.
Denver-based Lifeloc Technologies previewed its new Pocket ID2 Meth Scanner at the COPSWEST Expo. The expo, for law enforcement and firefighting agencies, was held at the Ontario Convention Center on Tuesday and Wednesday. The new pocket meth scanner allows officers to check for the presence of methamphetamine without having to touch the area being tested, according to a news release. It works on clothes or solid surfaces; it does not detect meth in a user's body.
Mother gets 50 years for meth lab baby injury
FL - A Florida Panhandle woman whose baby was badly burned in a meth lab explosion last year has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. A Bay County judge sentenced 32-year-old Tessa Wagy on Wednesday after she pleaded no contest. Wagy received 30 years for a methamphetamine charge and 20 years for child abuse. The sentences will run consecutively. Wagy previously rejected a plea deal with prosecutors for 15 years. Her attorney was hoping the judge would give her the minimum sentence of 10 years.
