What is law enforcement doing about meth?
The short answer is: Everything they can. Meth is a nightmare for everyone in any aspect of law enforcement, from traffic cops to judges. In Enderby, meth cases will soon outnumber other criminal cases, and in fact, meth is probably involved in most other criminal cases, since meth addicts use any means to get money for the drug: identity theft, stealing checks and credit cards, breaking into homes, cars, and businesses, and as meth use often leads to domestic violence and other violent offenses. The RCMP are overburdened, underfinanced and out of ideas for ways to stop the tide of meth crimes. Law enforcement was created to enforce the laws , which is what they are doing, and even meth users are entitled to the same basic rights the rest of us have, which means that there is little police can do when no evidence is there, and no crime can be proven. Federal penalties for methamphetamine trafficking are pretty tough, with a basic, mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison for possession o
The short answer is: Everything they can. Meth is a nightmare for everyone in any aspect of law enforcement, from traffic cops to judges. In St. Croix County, meth cases will soon outnumber other criminal cases, and in fact, meth is probably involved in most other criminal cases, since meth addicts use any means to get money for the drug: identity theft, stealing checks and credit cards, breaking into homes, cars, and businesses, and as meth use often leads to domestic violence and other violent offenses. The Sheriff’s office and local police departments are overburdened, underfinanced and out of ideas for ways to stop the tide of meth crimes. Law enforcement was created to enforce the laws, which is what they are doing, and even meth users are entitled to the same basic rights the rest of us have, which means that there is little police can do when no evidence is there, and no crime can be proven. Federal penalties for methamphetamine trafficking are pretty tough, with a basic, mandat
