Articles tagged with meth
Thu, April 26, 2012
Four People Arrested For Meth Lab
Two meth labs were discovered by Indiana State Police near a Valley elementary school Thursday. Officials say they received a complaint about the home ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
State Trooper Stumbles Upon Meth Lab
An Indiana State Trooper was attempting to assist what he believed to be a disabled motorist in Knox County when he soon discovered that ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Man Arrested on Meth Charges
Indiana State Police troopers arrested a man in Vincennes who was wanted out of several counties on charges of probation violation, failure to appear ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Police Bust Meth Lab In Vermillion Co.
One man is in jail after Indiana State Police and the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department busted a meth lab in Vermillion County. The ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
New Study: Effects of Meth Use By Pregnant Mothers
A newly released study that followed children through their development from age three to five has found that methamphetamine use by pregnant women often ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
"Meth babies" show more behavior problems
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When expectant moms use methamphetamine, their kids may be at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
"Meth babies" show more behavior problems
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When expectant moms use methamphetamine, their kids may be at greater risk of behavioral and emotional problems ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Police Make Arrests in Meth Lab Discovery
Three people were arrested after police discovered a meth lab in a home near Decker. Police found contraband on both the driver Brandie Chanley ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Four Arrests Made in Meth Bust
Indiana State Police made four arrests Tuesday afternoon while attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant on a female in Vincennes. Police say that ...
Sun, February 19, 2012
Meth Ring Member Arrested
The final piece of the 18 member group busted in a statewide meth ring last Tuesday has been arrested by police. Sankey Rust of ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Arrests Made in Statewide Meth Bust
The cooperative effort of the FBI, the DOJ, and local law enforcement agencies busted a statewide methamphetamine ring after a six-month long investigation. Eighteen ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Several Arrested in Meth Investigation
The Department of Justice, working in conjunction with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies, arrested several people in the Wabash Valley Tuesday morning ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Two Women Arrested for Meth
Two Martin County women were arrested Friday and are facing charges of possession of meth and maintaining a common nuisance. Indiana State Police said ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Indictments connect Arkansas meth operation to Mexico
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Federal and Arkansas authorities on Tuesday indicted 22 people on 36 counts of trafficking of methamphetamine in ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Family Meth Lab Busted
A family is sent to jail on drug related charges. Wendy Nicoson, Howard Nicoson III, and James Stout of Terre Haute are being held ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Four Meth Arrests in Vincennes
Drugs send four people to the Knox County jail. It started Sunday night when Indiana State Police received a tip that a wanted person ...Wed, December 28, 2011
55 Year Old Woman Arrested for Dealing Meth
A Vincennes woman is arrested for dealing meth. According to the Indiana State Police, troopers investigated a citizen's complaint that illegal drug activity ...Thu, December 22, 2011
Addictive meth is scourge of rural Missouri
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Becky Cozort knows all about the allure of methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that appears especially rampant ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Police chief in Oklahoma fired after meth arrest
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma police chief arrested on drug charges this week has been fired from his job,marking the ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Agents charge 20 in New Mexico meth ring bust
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday said they had broken up a methamphetamine trafficking ring that supplied large amounts of the ...
Mon, October 24, 2011
Father Arrested Over Meth Labs
A father faces neglect charges after police find meth labs at his Knox County home. On Saturday afternoon, Indiana State Troopers responded to an ...Wed, October 19, 2011
Three Arrested for Parke County Meth Lab
The Parke County Sheriff’s Department shuts down an active meth lab. On Sunday, deputies were attempting to serve a warrant at the home ...Tue, October 18, 2011
Father Sentenced to 16 Years for Meth Explosion
A West Terre Haute father will spend time behind bars for endangering his children. Michael Pine was convicted of child neglect and dealing methamphetamine ...Tue, October 11, 2011
Police Find Multiple Meth Labs, Arrest 3
Three people are arrested after police discover meth labs at a Wheatland home. On Monday afternoon, Indiana State Police troopers went to a residence ...Tue, September 20, 2011
Kindergartener brings crack pipe, meth for show-and-tell
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A kindergartener in rural Sweet Springs, Missouri, brought a bag of crystal meth and a crack pipe to ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
More Could Be Arrested in Clay Co Meth Lab Bust
There could be more people charged after four were busted yesterday in a meth operation in Clay County. Sheriff’s deputies had been watching ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Meth Lab Arrest in Clay County
Thu, August 11, 2011
Knox Co Deputies Find Meth Lab
Knox County Sheriff deputies with a search warrant found a meth lab inside a home there. They also found pot, and an allegedly stolen ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Young gay men who use meth may risk HIV
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young gay and bisexual men who use methamphetamine are more likely to take sexual risks that boost ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Evidence of meth use closes West Virginia technical school
By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) - A West Virginia high school has been closed and its principal and a teacher arrested after ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Signs of meth use close West Virginia high school
By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W. Virginia (Reuters) - A West Virginia high school has been closed and its principal and a teacher arrested after ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Man Busted on Meth Charges
Sometimes its nice to come home to somebody cooking for you, but when that somebody is cooking meth, its not for you and they ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Parents jailed after baby drinks meth-laced juice
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A Montana couple were in jail on Thursday, charged with allowing their infant daughter to drink orange juice mixed with methamphetamine ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Michigan cops discover mobile meth lab in traffic stop
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - This was definitely not your father's Oldsmobile.
Police in Michigan pulled over a vehicle for suspected drunk ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
13-Indicted In Meth Ring
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- A grand jury indicted 13 people for trafficking large amounts of meth in the Terre Haute community earlier this week ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Mississippi says prescription-only law works in meth fight
By Leigh Coleman
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) -- Mississippi legislators last year put one of the nation's toughest anti-methamphetamine laws into effect -- and officials say ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Indiana State Police DUI Checkpoint Busts Mobile Meth Lab
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Indiana State Police arrested 24 impaired drivers and seized one mobile methamphetamine lab late last week as part of the ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
More Meth Arrests In Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WIBQ) - Two men whom police say led them on a Clay County chase were arrested after an active meth lab was ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Meth Lab Bust In Clay County
BRAZIL, Ind. (WIBQ) - A trespassing incedent ended in a short chase as police investigated the crime. Two suspects were arrested on various drug charges ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Indiana Sees New Highs In Seized Meth Labs
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Police seized a record number of meth labs in Indiana last year, and local officials said that number is still ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Georgia meth lab fire kills three children
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Three children were killed in a suburban Atlanta house fire caused by a lab used to process methamphetamine, authorities said on Friday ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Slater slept rough to play meth addict
The star totally immersed himself in the character of Delgado in Rites of Passage and gave up nights at home with his family to ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Police Back State Restrictions On Products Used To Make Meth
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Some Indiana police officers say the fight against methamphetamine would be helped by a change in state law to require ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Sentencing Day For Some Involved In Meth Ring
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A federal judge sentences three Terre Haute residents involved in a local meth ring. The 19 defendants in the case ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
THPD Makes Monday Meth Arrests
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A mother's child is taken away, and she and two others sit in jail awaiting meth-related charges. Kathryn Flowers ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Terre Haute Man Sentenced For Cooking Meth
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A Terre Haute man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for cooking meth. Ricky Newlin was sentenced Wednesday ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Knox County Man Busted On Meth Charges
WHEATLAND, Ind. (WIBQ) - Indiana State Police arrested a Knox County man over the weekend for possession of methamphetamine. They say Timothy V Williams of ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
CVS to pay $78 million to settle meth ingredient probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - CVS Caremark Corp has agreed to pay $77.6 million to settle an investigation that its drugstores allowed widespread sales of ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
CVS Caremark settles U.S. meth investigation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A CVS Caremark Corp subsidiary agreed to pay $77.6 million to settle an investigation that it unlawfully sold a key ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Parke County Officials Make Biggest Meth Bust In County History
ROCKVILLE, Ind. (WIBQ)- It was Parke County's biggest meth bust ever, and it went down last month. Sheriff Mike Eslinger told local media ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Officials Confirm Meth Lab Explosion As Cause Of House Fire
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Fire officials have determined that an explosion and house fire earlier this week on Kent Avenue, was caused by an ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
DNR Stumbles Upon Meth Lab In Sullivan County
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WIBQ) - A 47 year-old-man is facing numerous drug charges after Department of Natural Resource officers stumbled upon a meth lab operating on ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Meth Lab Explodes In Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A meth lab exploded Tuesday night in Terre Haute, sending one man to the hospital and badly damaging the home ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Explosion In Washington Could Be Result Of Meth
WASHINGTON, Ind (WIBQ) - An explosion at a home in Washington, Indiana was apparently caused by a malfunction in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. The incident ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
Report Says More Indiana Children Being Affected By Meth
INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ) - A sobering report from the Indiana State Police. The number of kids in this state affected by meth is higher than ever ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Cops Find New Way To Track Cold Medicine Used To Make Meth
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - Police in Indiana now have an easy way to track sales of medicine containing a key ingredient in making methamphetamine- the ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
Man Charged After Meth Explosion
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-He's still recovering from injuries, but he's being charged in an apparent meth lab explosion. Police say they've ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Pastor Arrested on Meth Charges
Lawrenceville (WIBQ)-The pastor of the Life Church of the First Born in Lawrenceville, 34-year-old Christian J. Johnson, was arrested earlier this week on ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
Sentencing Handed Down in Meth Case
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-An area woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and 10 years probation, after pleading guilty to charges of ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
More Meth Charges Filed
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Four people face more charges connected with a Vigo County meth ring. Several law enforcement agencies were involved in the bust ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Meth Lab Explosion Results in Injury and Arrest
West Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A West Terre Haute man was hospitalized after he was involved in what police say was a meth lab explosion ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Pastor Arrested on Meth Charges
Lawrenceville (WIBQ)-The pastor of a Lawrenceville church, his wife and another man were arrested last week on meth charges. Police say Christian Johnson ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Meth Lab Burns Down
Sullivan (WIBQ)-Sullivan County authorities say it was a former meth lab. Yesterday, it went up in flames. And, as Deputy Sheriff Bill Snead ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Police Battle Meth Problem
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Terre Haute Police and the Vigo County Sheriff's office have announced a plan to fight the growing meth problem in ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Man Sentenced in Meth Case
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A 56 year old man who admitted to possessing three grams of methamphetamine was sentenced Monday to four years of formal ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Woman Charged With Dealing Meth
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Police have charged a Terre Haute woman with dealing methamphetamine. Tiffany Ball was formally charged on Thursday with dealing meth, which ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Man Sentenced on Meth Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-An area man he pleaded guilty to dealing meth yesterday and has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for dealing ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Two Arrested in Linton Meth Bust
LINTON, Ind. (WIBQ/WTWO)-Two people are in jail after police say they found an active meth lab.
Linton police obtained a warrant for ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Charges filed against members of suspected Wausau meth ring
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Three of six people arrested in a series of drug raids in Wausau have been held on cash bonds.
Three people ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Jasonville Officer Discovers Meth Lab
JASONVILLE, Ind. (WIBQ/WTWO)-An off duty Jasonville officer's mushroom hunt was cut short after he discovered a meth lab.
The officer arrested ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Meth Lab Found on North Side
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-Terre Haute police work to clean up a meth lab.
The cleanup started around 7 last night at a home at ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Illinois Meth Law Helping Communities
MARSHALL, ILL. (WIBQ)-A group who helped get a pseudo ephedrine law passed in Illinois hears first-hand how the law is helping their community ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Family in Court on Meth Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-A Terre Haute family with a criminal past lands back in court.
Earlier this week police found an active meth lab ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Five Arrested in Meth Bust
SEELYVILLE, Ind. (WIBQ)-Meth lab items found along a road in Clay County, Indiana lead to the arrests of five people.
The remnants were ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Police Discover Meth Lab in Southern Vigo County
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-Two children are turned over to child protective services after police bust an active meth lab.
It happened Sunday night at ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Meth Bust In Sturgis
STURGIS (WKAZO)-- Rule #1 if you are going to be engaged in an on-going criminal activity, try to avoid drawing the attention of the ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Meth Charges Filed Against Sullivan Couple
A Sullivan couple, accused of supplying meth to several Linton residents, is in jail.
The Greene County Drug Task Force worked with the Sullivan ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Law to Prevent Meth Production Passes Senate
A PARKE COUNTY GRANDMOTHER LEARNS SHE BROKE THE LAW BY PURCHASING COLD MEDICINE.
POLICE ARRESTED AND JAILED SALLY HARPOLD FOR BUYING TOO MUCH COLD ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Indiana Senates Passes Bill to Slow Meth Manufacturing
A bill aimed at making sure Indiana's methamphetamine laws target people who try to buy cold medicines to make meth is now before ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Three Jailed in Vincennes Meth Bust
Police arrest three people in Vincennes, after they say they found a meth lab.
Indiana State Police were called to a home on East ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Teen survey shows drops in meth use, smoking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Methamphetamine use and smoking among U.S. teens has dropped significantly in recent years, but declines in marijuana use have stalled, according ...
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