http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/methamphetamine/ en-us Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:28:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275452/posts Easy money, sleepless nights lure users, cultural expert says Western Colorado is far from immune to the looting such as that alleged by federal agents after the arrests last week of 24 people in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. There’s a modern twist, however, to the looting that western Colorado and other officials have noted of late: methamphetamine. Law enforcement officials declined to elaborate on incidents in which they have noted the connection between looted sites and meth use, but archaeologists and law enforcement officials said they are aware of the connections. Looting and methamphetamine use have more in common... Grand Junction Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275452/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:28:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228632/posts Note: The following text is a quote: DEA Task Force Targets Lancaster Street Gang APR 09 -- (LOS ANGELES) – On April 8, 2009, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Landrum, U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O’Brien and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced the culmination of a 12-month investigation targeting the drug trafficking activities of the Lancas 13 street gang. The Lancas 13 street gang is responsible for distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana throughout the Lancaster and Palmdale areas, and as far away as Ohio. This joint investigation has resulted in 97 arrests,... US DOJ.GOV - DEA - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228632/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:26:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109345/posts Police focus on 3 in Vegas boy's abduction Grandfather already arrested; police say he may have stolen millions from Mexican drug cartel Associated Press Oct. 18, 2008, 10:25PM1 2 Las Vegas Review-Journal Authorities continued to scour northeastern Las Vegas in their search for Cole Puffinburger. Share Print Email Del.icio.usDiggTechnoratiYahoo! BuzzThe grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who was kidnapped from his home here was held in a Southern California jail Saturday as authorities continued to investigate his relationship with the Mexican drug dealers who allegedly kidnapped his grandson. Clemons Fred Tinnemeyer, 51, was arrested in Riverside, Calif., by FBI agents late... chron.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109345/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2039476/posts A Rogers husband and wife who worked as a pastor and school bus driver were sentenced Monday to four years in prison for cooking methamphetamine in their family home. Joseph and Barbara Sisneros pleaded guilty last week to a reduced charge of possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture as part of a plea agreement between Deputy Prosecutor Drew Ledbetter and defense attorneys Blake Warren and Bobby Digby. "This meth lab was not a small operation," Ledbetter told Benton County Senior Circuit Judge Tom Keith. "Certain people should be held to a higher standard. At best, the court could... The Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2039476/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:37:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981503/posts HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man is on trial this week on charges he put his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son in a hot clothes dryer. In a videotaped interview with detectives shown in court Wednesday, Aron Pritchard said he put the children in the dryer to show them they could have a good time without much money. An hour later, the dryer had become hot and the boy had second-degree burns. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981503/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:08:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970607/posts BREMERTON, WA An 18-year-old Bremerton woman told police last week that she may have mistakenly placed a bag of meth into a local ATM for deposit into her bank account, according to documents filed in Kitsap County Superior Court. An employee at Kitsap Credit Union told police that a bag of suspected methamphetamine showed up in a deposit envelope to be deposited in the woman's account at an ATM at the 100 block of Washington Avenue. When police contacted the woman, she said that she's used meth and may have accidentally put the bag into the deposit envelope when she... Kitsap Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970607/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:23:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921478/posts The foster mother of a 2-year-old Oregon boy said Friday she plans to appeal a state decision to send the child to Mexico to live with his grandmother because the father has two attempted rape convictions and his mother has drug problems. "It's the most unbelievable thing that could possibly have happened," Angela Brandt said about the Oregon Department of Human Services decision announced Friday. Brandt - the mother of four children - and her husband, Steve Brandt, had sought to adopt the child after he was placed in their foster care when he was just four months old. But... The Eastern Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921478/posts#comment Tue, 6 Nov 2007 02:53:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900877/posts A new kind of methamphetamine that has a strawberry flavor and bright pink coloring was seized for the first time in Carson City during a search of a Como Street apartment on Saturday, an official said. "(We are) concerned that this new type of meth will be more attractive to a younger crowd and may surface in schools," said Sgt. Darrin Sloan, commander of the Carson City Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Team. "Parents and teachers, please be aware of this new kind of drug that is making its way into our culture." Sloan said SET officers served a search warrant... Nevada Appeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900877/posts#comment Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:02:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802110/posts In the largest cash seizure in Mexican history, authorities confiscated $206 million in U.S. currency from a band of methamphetamine producers headquartered in a ritzy neighborhood here, officials said today. Two of the seven people arrested at the home were Chinese, and authorities said the bust hinted at the vast scope of an illegal drug trade that links Mexico to Asia. ... Mexican drug trafficking organizations have become increasing important in the wholesale and retail trade in methamphetamines in the United States because American authorities have placed tougher controls on the sale of the chemicals used to produce the highly... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802110/posts#comment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:11:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780603/posts Ted Haggard, founder and former senior pastor of New Life Church, plans to leave Colorado Springs and move to Iowa or Missouri to return to college, according to a message he e-mailed Sunday to some church members. Haggard’s family has been “offered two places” in the Midwestern states, Haggard wrote. He and his wife, Gayle, will go back to school together, but Haggard didn’t specify what college or university they would attend. “We are both planning on getting our masters in Psychology so we can work together serving others the rest of our lives,” Haggard wrote. The nationally known minister... The Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780603/posts#comment Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757843/posts Last month, President Bush declared Nov. 30 "National Methamphetamine Awareness Day."The official statement from the White House implored, "I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities."There's no question that meth is a particularly nasty, vicious drug, both in how it's manufactured and in what it does to the people who use it. I think some skeptics have raised legitimate questions about the accuracy of some of the more hysterical media proclaiming we're in the midst of an "epidemic," but there's no question that the drug is widely available, and that... Fox News via Reason http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757843/posts#comment Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1732366/posts We, the Overseer Board of New Life Church, have concluded our deliberations concerning the moral failings of Pastor Ted Haggard. Our investigation and Pastor Haggard's public statements have proven without a doubt that he has committed sexually immoral conduct. The language of our church bylaws state that as Overseers we must decide in cases where the Senior Pastor has "demonstrated immoral conduct" whether we must "remove the pastor from his position or to discipline him in any way they deem necessary." New Life Church http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1732366/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 22:16:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669068/posts Last week's PoliceOne report of two major fire and house explosions in Kansas City has yielded questions related to the volatility of Meth lab settings. Although PoliceOne is aware of no investigatory indication that the Kansas City situation has any relation to drug activity, the sudden and extreme explosions that disintegrated these structures conjures up images of the kind of explosive results that volatile Meth labs can have. With that in mind, we felt it an appropriate time to share some insights into how officers can determine whether they're faced with a Meth lab setting, and some do's and don'ts... PoliceOne.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669068/posts#comment Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:33:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1635599/posts A federal investigation results in the arrest of Jesus `Jesse' Juarez and two others so far. With a marketplace inside, the stucco-faced La Hacienda restaurant has always been considered more than a place to eat. But police say the business known additionally for its fresh-baked goods, selection of CDs and long-distance telephone cards has also been a front for illegal immigrants seeking forged documentation. The paperwork, including Social Security and permanent resident alien identification cards, could help with getting jobs, housing assistance and other necessities. Law-enforcement officials also contend the business owner has been connected with the distribution of drugs.... Union-Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1635599/posts#comment Sat, 20 May 2006 22:24:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1607872/posts Wichita Falls,TX(7News) A Wichita Falls convenience store owner is going to prison for life for selling ingredients to make meth. The bust happened at the Krystal Mart store in April of 2004. The drug task force says owner Reza Vafaiyan was selling more than 80,000 tablets of pseudoephedrine, which prosecutors say could have produced more than $4 million worth of meth. A Wichita County jury sentenced Vafaiyan to life in prison for the crime. KSWO-TV 7News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1607872/posts#comment Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588262/posts WAR ON DRUGS A JOKE TO EX-COP In Norm Stamper's world, the "drug store" is a place that is much different from what generally comes to mind. The 28-year police veteran of the San Diego police department and former Seattle police chief wants to see all street drugs legalized, firmly regulated and sold just like we sell alcohol today. And his "shopping list" includes marijuana, cocaine, heroin, even crystal methamphetamine. "The more dangerous the drug, the more addictive and the greater the potential for health risks, the greater the justification for regulation," he said last week in a phone interview... Media Awareness Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588262/posts#comment Thu, 2 Mar 2006 03:37:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1570119/posts Former Full House cutie Jodie Sweetin has earned herself a spot on the lengthy list of child stars gone wrong. During an appearance on Good Morning America Wednesday, Sweetin, who played middle sister Stephanie Tanner on the hit sitcom, revealed that she is a recovering meth addict and once battled a daily drug habit. The ex-actress, 24, said she had trouble figuring out how to adjust to a regular childhood existence after Full House ended its run in 1995. "There is a certain sense of loss when a series ends," Sweetin said. "It is kind of hard to figure out... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1570119/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561791/posts Another bogus survey from the National Association of Counties. The dukes of deception who run the National Association of Counties are insulting your intelligence once again with a half-cocked "survey" about the methamphetamine menace. Now, before I commence, let me assert that I know all about the dangers—and the pleasures, such as they are—of methamphetamine. While correspondence from readers detailing their personal meth sufferings or those of a family member will cause my Gmail inbox to swell, not even the most horrific testimonial will persuade me to recant what I'm about to write. Thank you. The survey in question, titled... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561791/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:23:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1527804/posts At my local drugstore, shelves of cold and allergy medicine have been replaced by merchandise cards hanging from metal rods. If I want to buy one of these remedies, I have to take the corresponding card to the pharmacist's counter, wait in line, show my ID, and sign a register. This procedure, required by an "emergency order" from Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, is supposed to prevent me from using the pseudoephedrine in products such as Sudafed and Dayquil to cook up a batch of methamphetamine in my garage. If you're not lucky enough to live in a state with similar... Reason magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1527804/posts#comment Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:22:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1525641/posts Suicide haunts Linda Marquez . Three of her loved ones took their own lives - her mother, her husband, her son. No death could be more devastating to the people left behind, Linda said. The people who kill themselves may think the world is better off without them, "but they don't realize that what they're doing is leaving people with a life sentence, especially the people that love them the most," she said. Her son's death finally drove her to speak out. "I thought, this is too much. People need to know," she said. Experts estimate 1 million people attempt... Valley Press on http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1525641/posts#comment Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508954/posts News consumers on the US East Coast can be forgiven for nervously glancing over their shoulders in search of that 20-foot wave of crystal meth rolling toward them out of the Midwest, leaving in its wake a shattered landscape of trailer parks turned into toxic dumps, runny-nosed neglected toddlers clutching worn teddy-bears, and good parents turned into crazed, toothless tweakers who take time off from cooking more meth only to commit heinous crimes, steal more supplies, or have sex with their children. After all, this is, with only a little exaggeration, the message trumpeted by an ever louder cacophony of... Drug War Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508954/posts#comment Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:10:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499163/posts Yesterday my wife and I attended a community awareness meeting called at our church to talk about the growing methamphetamine and illegal drug problem in our little Idaho community. The County Attorney and a Captain with the Idaho State Troopers made the presentation, with the local Police Chief and Sheriff also in attendance. About 300 people attended. Idaho is an increasing target for the Mexico Drug Cartels for developing and deciminating drugs. The officials clearly showed and demonstrated how these drugs are being funneled, using illegal aliens as carriers, from Mexico, across the remote sections of the US border and... JEFFHEAD.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499163/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 23:43:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498849/posts Associated Press CHICAGO — Pocket-size throat sprays. Thin strips that melt in your mouth. Freezer pops. Like Mary Poppins with her spoonful of sugar, the makers of cold remedies are offering creative ways to help the medicine go down. The active ingredients aren't new, but the method for taking the medicine is. Growth in the over-the-counter cough and cold category is driven by new products, so tinkering with how people swallow the same old decongestants, cough suppressants and antihistamines is one way to appeal to shoppers. And for cold sufferers, a new twist on an old product offers a psychological... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498849/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 05:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497055/posts The story seemed too righteous to be true. Man kills four people. Man takes hostage and threatens to kill her. Hostage uses faith and the power of prayer to win her release and achieve a peaceful ending to a hopelessly violent situation. Only Ashley Smith, the Atlanta kidnap victim who captivated a nation with a stirring story of spiritual victory over physical adversity, left out one crucial detail. San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497055/posts#comment Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1496708/posts We'll talk with Ashley Smith who became a heroine to millions of Americans when she was taken hostage by accused Fulton County Courthouse killer Brian Nichols. Smith tells the story of her life and her harrowing ordeal in her new book "Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero." FOXNEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1496708/posts#comment Wed, 5 Oct 2005 01:07:06 GMT