MISSOURI LIKE'S TWEEK!!

[nose]

sorry if repost but, i love the chiefs but shit im glad i dont live in that place!!



Meth lab busts continue rising in Missouri



By JIM SALTER


ST. LOUIS | Despite a law making it harder to buy ingredients to make methamphetamine, lab busts are on the rise in Missouri. Meanwhile, the state continues to lead the nation in meth incidents, and by a wide margin.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Tim Hull said Wednesday that 462 lab busts and discoveries of meth-processing dump sites were reported in Missouri for the first three months of 2009, according to an internal report. That was up from 426 incidents in the first quarter of 2008.

No other state was even close. Mississippi had the second-highest number of meth incidents, with 146 in the January-through-March period. Michigan was third with 136.

Missouri has led the nation in meth lab incidents every year since 2001.

"You have to look at it two ways," Hull said. "Is the problem here that much worse, or is the concerted effort of Missouri law enforcement that much greater as far as finding it and seeking out where meth is being manufactured?"

Missouri meth labs also tend to be smaller operations, something akin to the alcohol "moonshiners" of the Prohibition era. Still, the problem remains a big concern. The toxic mix of chemicals causes serious health problems and death. Meth lab fires are common.

And every time the state seems to be making progress, the meth-makers find ways around the roadblocks.

Meth busts declined in Missouri after a 2005 law required products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine to be placed behind pharmacy counters, limited the amount that could be purchased, and required buyers to show photo identification.

So rather than buy large quantities at one spot, meth-makers began "pill shopping" in multiple cities or towns. The practice is known as "smurfing."

Last August, another new Missouri law restricted availability of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine even further — allowing it to be sold only in pharmacies. It helped for a while, officials said, but the numbers have gradually crept back up.

Some law enforcement agencies and the Missouri Narcotics Officers Association want lawmakers to make pseudoephedrine a Schedule 3 controlled substance, which would require a prescription to purchase it. Meth fighters also want an online system that would immediately track purchases of the meth precursors and red flag those making multiple purchases in a short period of time.

Lawmakers have authorized the electronic monitoring system, but haven't funded it.

"At this time, we don't have a real-time solution to the problem to apprehend these people as they go from store to store to store," said Dave Marshak, a lieutenant with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

In some cases, pharmacists are taking matters into their own hands. Richard Logan operates L&S Discount Pharmacy in the southeast Missouri town of Charleston. Also a reserve deputy sheriff in Scott and Mississippi counties, he sometimes wears his badge and sheriff's department vest to work. And he no longer sells pseudoephedrine, except to people he knows.

But Logan said smurfing isn't the only problem. Meth manufacturers have found a faster way to make the drug, the so-called "shake-and-bake" method.

Typically, making a batch of meth could take all night. The new method involves chemicals that are shaken in a 2-liter bottle.

"Now, they can make a whole batch in about 30 minutes," Logan said.

A look at Missouri’s meth problem

Missouri had far and away the most meth lab incidents — busts and dump site discoveries — in the first quarter of 2009, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Here are the top 10 states for the number of meth incidents:

1. Missouri, 462.

2. Mississippi, 146.

3. Michigan, 136.

4. Kentucky, 131.

5. Indiana, 130.

6. Illinois, 118.

7. Alabama, 108.

8. Tennessee, 92.

9. Arkansas, 86.

10. California, 68.






Here are the top five Missouri counties for meth incidents:

1. Jefferson, 46.

2. Tie -- Jasper and Franklin, both with 26.

4. Washington, 25.

5. St. Charles, 21.

--- Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol.

[Radar Chief]

I’m amazed Kansas isn’t in the Top 10 also.

[MOhillbilly]

Crazy thing is that the penalties for meth went way up and people still use/abuse meth. Stu pidast drug ever.

[Nixhex]

"You have to look at it two ways," Hull said. "Is the problem here that much worse, or is the concerted effort of Missouri law enforcement that much greater as far as finding it and seeking out where meth is being manufactured?"


I think the problem is pretty bad but I also think Missouri puts forth much more effort in busting people for meth than other states do. The problem rapidly grew in the mid to late 90's and the state has been very proactive in fighting meth users since.

[Demonpenz]

I only use meth to get through those days long days driving the bus for kids

[Brock]

Any state that thinks they don't have a big meth problem is fooling themselves. It's everywhere all the time.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

I’m amazed Kansas isn’t in the Top 10 also.

Missouri produces for kansas users.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by nose

Here are the top 10 states for the number of meth incidents:
1. Missouri, 462.
2. Mississippi, 146.
3. Michigan, 136.
4. Kentucky, 131.
5. Indiana, 130.
6. Illinois, 118.
7. Alabama, 108.
8. Tennessee, 92.
9. Arkansas, 86.
10. California, 68.

Take THAT Mississippi, Michigan & Kentucky! Slackers.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by kepp

Missouri produces for kansas users.

Yeah.

[ToxSocks]

Meth was always a pretty big part in my life. My dad used it for a couple of years and would do deliveries.I was about 10 and I would go around town with him making these deliveries.

The dealer we delivered for had an apt he used only for making meth. I don't remember how, but I watched him make it in the kitchen. Then he had a 3 bedroom house overlooking a park that he actually lived in. You would never know he was one of the most powerfull meth dealers in north san diego county
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[Coach]

Well, at least Missouri is ranked number one in the country in something. I guess that's somethin.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Coach

Well, at least Missouri is ranked number one in the country in something. I guess that's somethin.

They came close to capturing #1 in inbreeding, but had to settle for 2nd having lost out to Arkansas. #1 and #2 must be really nice though.

[RedDread]

Originally Posted by Coach

Well, at least Missouri is ranked number one in the country in something. I guess that's somethin.

When you're the best at something, you have to print T-shirts.

[Frazod]

Kansas sucks so bad not even meth addicts want to live there.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by frazod

Kansas sucks so bad not even meth addicts want to live there.

Well, by your logic, so do all the other states that weren't on the list. In reality, I think people in Kansas are just happier with their lives and don't really need as much meth as an asshole of a state like Missouri. Shit, if I lived in Missouri, I might have to start doing meth too...

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Metrolike

Well, by your logic, so do all the other states that weren't on the list. In reality, I think people in Kansas are just happier with their lives and don't really need as much meth as an asshole of a state like Missouri. Shit, if I lived in Missouri, I might have to start doing meth too...

Well, if I lived in that parasitic growth to the west otherwise known as Kansas, I'd probably find a quicker way to end my pain.

Run along now, Metrosuck. I wouldn't want to interrupt your planning of the next doctor murder.