Indiana law enforcement officials say criminals are using a loophole in a 2005 state law meant to curtail methamphetamine's production, by limiting retail sales of key ingredients pseudoephedrine and ephedrine. In a scheme called "smurfing," The Indianapolis Star's Francesca Jarosz reports today, individuals or groups of people buy the maximum amount of the drugs from various retail outlets.It's Indiana's biggest problem when it comes to fighting meth labs, according to 1st Sgt. Niki Crawford, commander of the State Police's meth suppression section. "They're going from CVS to Target to Walgreens," Crawford told the paper. "They've realized it's hard for law enforcement to keep up with them."
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i'll give it to jim, he does listen to criticism.
ReplyDeleteThank you, 2:10 pm. But what criticism was that?
ReplyDeleteGood story, but the answer is not the heavy regulation or criminalization of Nyquil D. OK?
ReplyDeleteThis is the same old reupholstered generic meth story based on an assumption. I saw no evidence to show this is why labs are popping up in Indiana but it makes a great story line. Any cookers interviewed to confirm this? Meth follows anhydrous. I seriously doubt the closure of Mexican superlabs which imported pseudo by the drum accounts for a few more Hoosier Claritin-D buyers and mom and pop cookers to take up the slack. What I have found out is that police like to claim the sky is falling so they can get more grant money. And they will gladly plant that story with anyone who will listen.
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