21 indicted in federal meth investigation

jodashe; Uncle Sam pushes amphetamine. More or less the same thing as meth. It's in Adderall, what they give kids with ADD and ADHD. A story on TV the other day; Adderall is being abused, and I'd say with amphetamine in it, it's probably addictive. And all those people that voted against pot because it is a "gateway" drug; they should be more worried about the real gateway drugs, like the one's they give kids these days to "control" them. And that guy out your way; he sounds like he has lot's of problems on top of his addiction; probably things that can't be fixed until he is returned to maker. And you are right; someone else will take up the "job" of sending that crap here.

I live right down the street from this POS, I have watched this man run his drugs on his motorcycle for about a year! The day he got caught he ran from the Police on a high speed chase in his Black Truck. Thank god he didnt run over one of our Kids!

The best thing about this case is the ones busted in Arkansas cant snitch there way out. The only one who can from what I see is the guy in Texas I take it he must be the main guy. Meth is by far the most unpredictable worthless drug out there. No medical use whatsoever heroin and cocaine are bad but they do have medical uses. Theres a guy out this way just got busted for the 7th or 8th time peaking in a nursing homes windows naked while violating himself and if its like all the other times he will be back out again in a week or two. I know this seems like a big bust but there is just another cartel member waiting in line to take the rains.And the vicious cicle starts again.

I have the dubious honor of living near one of the suspects, so I'll just say this comes as no surprise to anyone in the area. There has been suspicious behavoir since he moved here. And this person at least, does have a history, and has been to prison before for meth before. We'll see what happens this time around. I do not know all the details, but hopefully more than the last.

Lot's of interesting thoughts and opinions. Here is a fact for you. Sis in laws "old man" has been up the river 4 time for this. Last sentence was 14 years, he did about 3 of it. I hear he is hanging with fellow felons, and dealing again; it's all he knows. He can't read or write, except for his name, and half the time he can't spell that correctly. And he is a graduate of Sylvan Hills; what are your graduation standards over there Sylvan? Praise the Lord; he left her a few days ago for some meth skank. Same thing he did a few months before being busted last time. Rehab only works if someone wants it. I had a loved one voluntarily go to rehab; I was told all the others there were court ordered, and most bragged about how many times they had been there. So "education" and "rehab" only work for a small percentage. And as demonstrated by my sis in laws ex, prison doesn't work either. I'm as itsjustme when it comes to these people; I know a few, but do not associate with them; and they have been warned not to come on this property. Let the law come by, I've nothing to hide, and I'll gladly give them names. Yes, I used it a few times; before moving back here 22 years ago. It was for "bedroom" use only. It did not get a hold on me. I preferred a cold one and a J myself. But those days are gone now too. In all the years I did "drugs" ( I'm not convinced weed is a drug ), I never sold, only bought. Never made it, only used it. I've seen first hand, rehab works on someone that wants it to work; and I've seen first hand, prison does not stop those that make it, and deal it, for the most part. I know of one on here that did turn his life around, and my hat is off to him, but he is the exception to the rule. Pot should be legal across the board; meth on the other hand, it fries the ol' brain; lock up the cooks and dealers forever, get it off the streets. I'm glad these people got busted; still disappointed that I did not see some names I know from Jax on the list.

I agree with people when they state that meth is a serious problem, but our present prohibition policies do not work and will never work as long as we keep spending more money on persecuting, prosecuting and incarcerating people who abuse it, than we do on educating our children. Children learn by the examples we as adults set for them, so far we have taught them to value material items over the life of others. Our priorities are wrong and need to be re-evaluated and education is the key. Don't just tell them it's wrong teach them to see how dangerous it is to use. It's been 40 years since the war on drugs began, if it was meant to be won it should have ended 30 years ago. As a realist I find it difficult to treat a health and social issue as a criminal offense. It's been said that alcoholism is a disease, don't BS me it's an addiction that some people can't beat without help. Meth is just as addicting both have the same degree of problems.You never know how an alcoholic or meth user will react in a situation, nor is there a way to know what will set off a violent reaction.

Why do we keep sending these people to jail. Over half of these people have probably been locked up for this more than once and none of them got there lives together. They obviously have more than an addiction. They need intense therapy and rehab if I'm going to be paying tax dollars for this I would feel much better knowing it was going to help someone that needed help to get there life together. I'm just saying......

Crime has been committed by all listed and no excuses. Lock them up and go after more of where they came from. Meth is a huge problem that can never be removed off the street. The only thing our system can do, is take it away from people like they are doing now.

rascalsmother, I said we need to eradicate them, not put them in jail. I'm tired of spending my money on supporting them. Butch, if I was a common thug or druggie, I wouldnt have mentioned that I know these two pieces of trash. I am not worried about any harrassment from the feds, have no connection to these two, other than the fact I know of them.

While I agree this is a huge problem today I do agree with the last post in that don't judge lest ye be judged. I can't speak for the individuals personally but do know and have studied the ravages of this drug and I've seen it destroy some of the people I love dearly and their lives until it broke some down so far they finally gave it to God and released it's hold on them and there are a couple it still has it's awful grasp on. The ones I can speak about personally didn't wake up one morning and decide they were going to start doing dope that day and be an addict, they did make the decision initially to try it - agreed. But within a couple times it got a hold of them and it was no longer something they could control, it was controlling them. Some of them had been through some really horrific life events and knew someone who did it and seemed as though they were always up and they just wanted to get up out of the deep depression that had set in and feel better again instead of hurt. Initially that worked snd before you knew it their disease of addiction was like a spreading cancer. I'd say all the ones I know this has affected would be the first to tell ya they wished they would have never ever seen the stuff and the families lives it has forever imprinted on with terrible pain and loss watching their loved one in a downward spiral and all that comes with. We don't know another's life or the things that have transpired in it to make them do the things they do or what led them to be where they are today so it's really not fair to lump them all together and say across the board what should be done or that they are just lost causes you should bury under the jail. Likewise, I'm sure their are things in all our lives that we all are not proud of doing that has hurt other people whether we care to admit it or not and wouldn't we like the same forgiveness as these people. Not saying there isn't a penalty for our actions but a little compassion along the way too.