NewsJanuary 17, 2002
Senators touting funds to fight meth
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Authorities battling methamphetamine production in Missouri more than doubled their arrests and seizures last year, said Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. Bond and Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., will use separate events today and Friday to tout efforts to boost federal meth-fighting funds for the state. Bond said federal figures show authorities seized at least 1,989 labs, chemical and glassware locations and dump sites last year, compared to 908 in 2000...
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Authorities battling methamphetamine production in Missouri more than doubled their arrests and seizures last year, said Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo.
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Bond and Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., will use separate events today and Friday to tout efforts to boost federal meth-fighting funds for the state. Bond said federal figures show authorities seized at least 1,989 labs, chemical and glassware locations and dump sites last year, compared to 908 in 2000.
Carnahan will appear today in southwest Missouri and in Jefferson City to talk about seeking $1.1 million in drug-fighting money, including $470,000 for task forces and crime labs.
On Friday, Bond will visitthe county courthouse in Montgomery City to announce $88,000 to hire meth investigators.
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