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In Pennsylvania - An
undercover state trooper reported that a 3-year-old boy crawled up into
his lab while four adults were demonstrating how to cook Meth. The
officer saw the youngster playing in the area where the Meth was being
cooked. The four adults were arrested; the 3-year-old and a 2-year-old
boy were taken into protective custody.
In
Indiana – Deputies investigating a tip arrested two people on drug
charges. Officers found over 100-grams of marijuana, Meth and drug
paraphernalia during a search. A child was taken into protective custody.
In
Oregon - Agents from the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team found a
pound of Meth in a hidden compartment of a van in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
The driver of the van, a 33 year-old man, was arrested on multiple
charges. Two passengers in the van, an 18-year-old woman and a 2-year-old
child, were allowed to go free.
In
Indiana - A S.W.A.T. team raid on a house ended an investigation into a
source where Meth was made, used and distributed. The investigation
ended because the undercover officer assigned to the case saw one of the
suspects bring her child to the house. Officers found two active Meth
labs at the home and marijuana plants growing on the property.
In
Michigan - A 41-year-old man was sentenced to serve 70 months to 20 years
in prison for operating a Meth lab in his trailer home. When police raided
the home, they found a plastic bottle of chemicals used to make Meth
cooking on the stove, and the suspect’s girlfriend and two of her
daughters sleeping in a bedroom.
In Indiana – A woman
and her two young children were told to leave their home and be checked by
a doctor after police found a Meth lab in an attached home. Three men
were arrested for manufacturing Meth.
In Ohio -
Firefighters responding to a house fire turned up evidence of an active
Meth lab. Investigators believe the fire started while people were
cooking Meth in the home, but may have a difficult time proving the
allegations, since the site was reduced to rubble. Officers did find
hundreds of empty containers in some nearby woods that they believe point
toward a long-time operation. Three children living on the property may
be placed in foster care and the parents could be charged with child
endangering. Investigators are questioning four suspects.
In
Texas – Authorities investigating a call on a strange odor in a
residential area found a Meth lab – along with a child and a sick, elderly
woman. The man who answered the door gave officers permission to search.
When they walked into the living room, a woman came out of the bedroom
with a bag of dope in her hand. The man and woman were arrested. The
deputies also found an 80-year old woman family member, who has cancer and
heart disease, and the couple's six-year-old son sleeping just feet from
hazardous materials. The couple has been charged with manufacturing with
intent to deliver, possession of Meth and endangering a child. The boy
was taken by child protective services, and the elderly woman is with
another relative.
In
North Carolina – A 53-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested
when authorities found a Meth lab, Meth, marijuana, two guns and drug
paraphernalia after executing a search warrant. Officers also found two
small children living in the home; they have been placed with Social
Services.
In
Ohio – A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to five years in prison for
endangering the welfare of a child for smoking Meth while she was
pregnant. She pleaded guilty to using Meth during her pregnancy - even
while she was in labor. She says she went into labor while smoking Meth,
and when her labor became more intense, she smoked marijuana. She
delivered the baby along the side of the road.
In Arkansas - An elementary school speech therapist pleaded not guilty to
two counts of delivery of Meth. The 49-year-old man is accused of selling
Meth to confidential informants on two occasions.
In
Nevada - A couple faces charges of possessing
ingredients to make Meth near a playground in the apartment complex where
they live, and also of growing marijuana. The 40-year-old woman and
27-year-old man are accused of setting up a red phosphorus Meth lab. Both
are charged with four felonies, including charges of allowing the woman’s
one-year-old child to be present during the other violations. At the time
of the bust, the woman tested positive for marijuana and was six months
pregnant.
In
North Carolina – A 34-year-old man, principal of a school for students
with behavioral problems, is among 27-people indicted in investigations of
Meth distribution rings. The principal is in federal custody; he has been
suspended without pay and dismissal proceedings are underway.
In
Minnesota – When police raided a suspected home Meth lab, they found a
five-year-old in the residence with five adults and an active Meth lab,
drug paraphernalia, and 90-grams of Meth. Three adults were arrested for
conspiracy to manufacture Meth. The child was placed in protective
custody.
In Kentucky - A 43-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were pulled over
in their car after a store clerk called police with concerns about their
purchases. Officers discovered two boxes of a store-brand
pseudoephedrine, 15 assorted boxes of pseudoephedrine products, a
respirator, Mason jar, rubber gloves, and receipts showing the purchase of
pseudoephedrine products from other stores on the same date. A
15-year-old boy was also in the car. The suspects are charged with illegal
assembly of chemicals and child endangering
In Wyoming - Officers
arrested 10 people on charges related to the delivery of Meth and another
in connection with a burglary tied to the larger Meth investigation.
Seven more arrest warrants are pending in the case. An undisclosed amount
of Meth was seized over the course of the investigation. Investigators
believe most of the Meth came from a single source. Four children were
placed in protective custody with the state Department of Family Services
during the course of the arrests.
In
Pennsylvania - Police investigating a tip about a possible home Meth lab
arrested two women for Meth manufacturing. One suspect’s four- and
five-year old children were in the house at the time.
In Oklahoma
- An anonymous tip led to the discovery and destruction of a fully
operational Meth lab. Four people, two men and two women, were arrested.
Three children found living in the home were placed in the custody of the
tribe’s child welfare office.
In Ohio – A man and woman landed in jail
on
Meth-related charges. They were accused of Meth manufacturing after
police searched their home. Officers also found a 4-year-old child in the
home.
In
Oregon - A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized after overdosing on Meth that
she allegedly bought from a transient woman. The girl began experiencing
"numbness below the waist, rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing and
stomach pain" after smoking Meth in her home. Another minor and a
19-year-old woman were with her. The 19-year-old is charged with
possession of Meth and two counts of delivery of Meth to a minor.
Officers are not sure where the girl's parents were as the juveniles were
doing drugs in their house.
In
Nevada - Police arrested a 54-year-old woman suspected of selling Meth and
marijuana out of her motel room while her grandchildren and a pregnant
16-year-old were present. She faces four counts of child abuse,
possession of Meth and marijuana and a warrant charging her with
furnishing alcohol to minors. Her grandchildren, 17-months, 3- and
5-years-old, along with the 16-year-old pregnant girl were placed into the
custody of social services. Police investigating a report of suspected
drug activity found the woman and children sleeping inside the room.
Officers were concerned no food was available for the children and found
Meth, drug pipes and scales in the woman’s purse near stacks of
pornographic pictures. The pregnant girl also has not been in school
since she was in the sixth grade. The children had head and body lice.
In
North Carolina – When police busted a Meth lab, they arrested a
37-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man. They also discovered two
children, a 6-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl. The children were
placed into the care of Social Services until the mother could be
located. Officers believe the little girl is the daughter of the arrested
man.
In Oregon - Two children, 17- and 11-years-old, were taken into protective
custody by child welfare workers when their 35-year-old mother was
arrested on drug charges. Officers discovered the woman in a Meth lab in
a home they were raiding on another case.
In
Florida - Officers who went to a home to pick up a 24-year-old man on a
warrant for not appearing in court on Meth lab charges discovered another
lab. The 24-year-old man, along with a 41-year-old man and a 24-year-old
woman were arrested. The woman is charged with child neglect; she was
caring for a 4-year-old girl in the home. The child was turned over to
state custody
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