Tenn. authorities struggle with meth epidemic

Tenn. authorities struggle with meth epidemic – Methamphetamine is considered one of the most dangerous drugs in America and the epidemic has hit Tennessee especially hard. Armen Keteyian reports how the authorities in the state are struggling to contain the problem with little help from the federal government.

Meth seizures rise 98 percent in 2011

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The statistics from the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office showed that the overall number of drug offenses in Korea declined 5.7 percent to 9,174 last year, remaining below the 10,000 bar for a second consecutive year. That was low enough to put Korea …
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Wilkes has had twice as many meth lab busts as any other NC county

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Wilkes County has busted more than twice as many methamphetamine labs as any other county in North Carolina this year, according to statistics from the State Bureau of Investigation. Wilkes had 39 meth lab busts through Aug. 7, the date of the latest …
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No decrease seen in state's meth production

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That's nothing new in small towns across southeast Kansas, as midway through 2012 authorities continue to report their fair share of meth production, according to statistics from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. “We're not seeing a letdown,” said …
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