The Arkansas House has passed a pseudoephedrine bill (60-31) that gives pharmacists, not doctors, the responsibility of deciding which consumers have a medical need for products containing pseudoephedrine. Once the bill becomes law, pseudoephedrine buyers will also be required to present either an Arkansas ID or a military ID to a pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians, under …..Read More
Arkansas pseudoephedrine bill puts sales decisions in hands of pharmacists
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Arkansas: The Cornell family meth lab home
July 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
McRae, Arkansas: Hazel and Clarence Cornell lived in a trailer for a year, after they found out that the home they bought in 2001 had once been used as a meth lab. Soon after they bought a new home where they hoped to spend their retirement years, health problems began. Clarence couldn’t breath and “turned …..Read More
M is for Meth Lab: Missouri ranks #1 for meth lab busts
June 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to reports that AP obtained from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the DEA, when it comes to meth lab busts, no other state even came close to Missouri. During the first quarter of 2009, reports show that Missouri had over 3 times the amount of meth lab busts than Mississippi, who came in …..Read More
Arkansas Senators approve of earlier release for meth offenders
February 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
Arkansas Senators have approved a bill that would allow the prison sentences for convicted meth cooks to be reduced for good behavior. Prior to their approval of the measure on Thursday, meth offenders were required to serve 70% of the sentences they were given, under a law passed in 1997. The latest measure taken by …..Read More
Arkansas Meth Lab Addresses
October 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The U.S. Department of Justice (“the Department”) published these meth addresses as a public service in 2006. The list includes addresses of some locations where law enforcement agencies reported they found chemicals or other items that indicated the presence of either clandestine drug laboratories or dumpsites. The DOJ and Meth Lab Homes encourages all members …..Read More
Arkansas needs $1 million dollars to fight meth crimes
July 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
June 27, 2008 – Washington– U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2009, containing $4.7 million in law enforcement priorities for Arkansas. The bill must now be approved by the Senate, which is scheduled for later this …..Read More
Police Chief and wife arrested in Lonoke County Arkansas
June 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Police Chief and former narcotics officer, Ronald Jay Campbell was served with an arrest warrant by the Lonoke County Sheriff Jim G. Roberson on charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, hindering prosecution, and burglary and theft. His wife, Kelly Campbell, was also charged with burglary and theft. Kelly Campbell reportedly also made a practice out of bringing …..Read More
Paster and school bus driver arrested for meth lab
May 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
An Arkansas pastor and his wife, a school bus driver, were sent to prison on Monday for cooking methamphetamine in their home at 2424 S. 26th St, in Rogers, Arkansas . When they go to prison, they will leave behind their 16 year old son. Joseph Sisneros, 44, had been the pastor of the Fellowship …..Read More
Meth labs are increasing in Arkansas
April 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Meth labs are increasing in Arkansas in 2008, just like they are in TN. What troubled me about this video is that Sheriff’s department was surprised about it. Law enforcement agencies need to realize that the Combat Meth Act is not the answer to the meth problem in the U.S. It’s a much bigger problem …..Read More
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