More than 200 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered by Texas police in June 2008, along with nearly thirty pounds of cocaine and nearly 20 lbs of heroin. Just a few years ago, meth didn’t seen to be much of a problem for McAllen, TX. In fact, the University of Health Science Center of Houston reported that “Meth is more of a problem in the northern half of Texas. According to the 2005 Gulf Coast Addiction study, 55 percent of all the drug items examined by the Department of Public Safety in Abilene were meth-related while in McAllen and Laredo, less than one percent was related to meth production.”
The reason why meth production is not a problem is undoubtedly due to the availability of meth coming from the border of Mexico. McAllen, Texas is a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Mexican border, where meth is easily obtained. The problem facing McAllen now is dealing with the number of people who have become addicted to meth and the problems that go along with it, some of which include an increase in violent crimes, robberies, domestic abuse, and drug endangered children.
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