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"So far this year we have already seen a slight increase in the supply. It appears that the purity is going back up and the supply is going back up. But we will plug on and continue to do the best with the resources we have."
Maj. Kevin Lima of the Honolulu P.D. - Narcotics/Vice Division
February 7th, 2007
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"Methamphetamine, which is produced in Mexico and the southwest United States and locally produced, remains the principal drug of concern in the state of Oklahoma."
Drug Enforcement Agency- December 2006
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Meth Factoid
Current average wait to get into any type of treatment in Oklahoma - 30 to 90 days.
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"It's out there, and the sad thing is now we're getting information that it's even getting into the younger generation - even the high school students using or manufacturing, as well."
Trooper Jerry Holeman, Methamphetamine Suppression Officer - Lafayette District (Indiana)
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"Marked success in decreasing domestic methamphetamine production through law enforcement pressure and strong precursor chemical sales restrictions has enabled Mexican (drug trafficking organizations) to rapidly expand their control over methamphetamine distribution - even in eastern states - as users and distributors who previously produced the drug have sought new, consistent sources."
Additionally, the flow of "ice" - highly concentrated meth that is usually smoked - from Mexico has increased sharply, most likely creating more addicts because of the better high it creates."
National Drug Intelligence Center's 2007 National Drug Threat Assessment
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Meth Snapshot
Iowa
Meth Lab Incidents:
2004 - 1,500
2005 - 764
2006 - 334
Meth Incidents Other Than Meth Labs
2004 - 333
2005 - 2,025
2006 - 3,019
So while the number of meth labs dropped dramatically from 2004 to 2006, the number of incidents involving meth increased by almost tenfold.
IOWA SEIZURES
2007 versus 2006
Based on our calculations, seizures of meth in Iowa for the first four months of 2007, are already 300% higher than the total amount of meth seized in all of 2006.
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"In Mexico, it costs 20 cents to manufacture an amount of meth that will sell for $20 on the street."
Santiago Vasconcelos
Deputy Director - International And Legal Matters
Mexican Attorney General's Office
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In the year (2006) where it was widely reported that less meth was entering North America, routine traffic stops in Texas netted 267 pounds of meth, up 60% from 2004.
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The meth manufactured now (2007) in Mexican superlabs starts with a base purity that's typically in the 90 - 95% range. The purity level once it's sold on the street is entirely up to the middlemen along the way and how many times they decide to "step on it" or cut it.
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(Page 5 of 6 In This Section) The Price Of Meth Here's the running monitor of the price per pound of methamphetamine. We were going to keep including international prices as well, but there are so many reports now from the United Kingdom and elsewhere, we can't possibly keep up with it - we just don't have enough staff because it takes a lot of work to keep this current and accurate. Keep in mind, every number you see below is what one pound of meth is reported as being worth, and as of late February 2008, where possible, we've begin dating the reports as well. In our files, we also have the media outlet we're using as a source for the report. If you have a question about a report, just email us. And by the way, when you're measuring the price of meth, take into consideration the purity. What's being imported and sold now is far purer. Even if the price is higher, in terms of "bang for the buck," pound for pound, meth is cheaper today than it's ever been. In Alabama the price per pound is reported as: $ 136,080 (crystal), $ 45,000 (crystal) $ 40,000 (street value) $ 12,500 (crystal, street value), $ 18,000 (Ice, street value), $ 50,000, (ice, street value) $ 13,300, $ 36,000 (street, crystal) In Arizona the price per pound is reported as: $ 45,280, $ 72,448, $ 36,224, $ 16,000 "wholesale street price" (not sure what that means), $ 43,907, $ 26,666, $ 14,000 (street), August 2007 - $54,000, January 30th, 2008 - $25,590, February 28th, 2008 In Arkansas the price per pound is reported as: $ 24,000, $ 25,200, $ 22,400, $ 21,430, $ 22,200, $ 16,000, $ 16,666 (crystal), $ 18,500, $ 9600, $ 8000, $ 50,000 (ice) In California the price per pound is reported as: $ 10,000 (crystal), $4,000, $5,000, $8,000, $ 10,000 (crystal), $18,143, $ 22,679, $ 25,600 (crystal) (wholesale) $ 15,000, $ 214,285 (no, that's not a misprint), $ 23,800, $ 11,900 (wholesale) $ 95,200 (street value) (crystal), $ 46,000 (street value) (crystal), $ 65,385 (street value) $ 12,500 (crystal), $ 8,500 (wholesale) (crystal), $ 45,570 (street value) $ 36,000 (crystal, street value) $ 11,666 (crystal, street value) $ 22,666 (street value), $ 3,000 (street value) $ 40,000 (street value), $ 20,000 (crystal, street value) $ 6,666 (crystal) $ 16,000 - $ 18,000 (street value), $ 38,400 per pound, $ 17,600 per pound, (ice, street), $ 12,195 per pound (street value, crystal), $ 13,000 (street value) $ 27, 428 (street value "pure, uncut meth") $ 37,500 (street value), $14,285 (crystal, street value) $ 35,900 (street value) $ 10,000 - $ 12,000 per pound (wholesale - mid-level) $ 20,360 (street value) $ 34,285 (street value, crystal meth) $ 44,800, $ 16,000, $ 12,800 (street, crystal, June 2007) $36,800 (crystal, street) $55,250 (crystal, street), $ 36200 (powder, street), $ 14,600 (crystal, street), $ 28,900 (street) $ 15,500 (crystal, street), August 10th, 2007 - $36,800, August 22nd, 2007 - $ 55,250 (crystal) August 22nd, 2007 - $ 36,200 (powder), February 21st, 2008 - $ 20,000, February 22nd, 2008 - $27,876, February 23rd, 2008 - $ 20,000, February 28th, 2008 - $ 25,000 In China the price per pound is reported as: $ 2,716 (U.S. Dollars) (crystal) In Colorado the price per pound is reported as: $ 8,600.00, $ 27,200, $ 31,630, $ 18,465, $ 18,000 (crystal), May 30th,2007 - $ 12,500 March 4th, 2008 - $ 30,475 In Florida the price per pound is reported as: $ 14,000, (crystal, street value), $ 14,400, (powder, street value), $ 19,000 (powder), $ 16,000 $ 72,450 (crystal, street value) $ 45,300 (powder, street value), $ 35,500 (crystal, street value), $ 58,000 (Ice, street value), February 13th, 2008 - $60,000, February 23rd, 2008 - $ 95,238, February 25th, 2008 - $ 37,445 In Georgia the price per pound is reported as: $ 45,000.00, $ 44,800, $ 134,400 (no, that's not a misprint) $ 16,666, $ 45,360, $ 24,000, (crystal meth) (street value) $ 56,000 (crystal, street value) $ 40,000 (crystal, street value), $ 15,000 per pound (Ice, street value) In Hawaii the price per pound is reported as: $ 30,000 (crystal meth), $ 114,500 (crystal meth), $ 64,000 (street value, ICE), $ 45,000 - $ 55,000 (street, ICE), February 29th, 2008 - $ 43,200, March 2nd, 2008 - $ 30,000 In Idaho the price per pound is reported as: $16,000 per pound (crystal, street value) In Illinois the price per pound is reported as: $ 36,000 (crystal), $ 37,000 per pound, $ 167,832 (no, that's not a misprint), $ 44,800, $ 45,800 (crystal, street), $ 45,300 per pound (street value), $ 43,760 (crystal, street value) $ 12,500 (wholesale) (crystal) $ 150,000 (crystal) (no, that's not a misprint), $ 136,000 (crystal) (that's not a misprint either), $ 408,225 (that's not a misprint either) $ 40,000, (street value), $53,500 (wholesale) $ 27,400 (crystal, street value), $ 45,100 (street value) $ 45,280 (wholesale), June 2007 - $ 44,000 October 28th, 2007 - $ 20,000, In Iowa the price per pound is reported as: $ 7000, (powder), $ 18,000 (crystal) $ 48,000 (ice,"retail" or street value) $ 86,400 per pound (street value), $ 25,500 (street value) $ 57,142 (street value) $ 86,360 (Ice, street value) August 2007 - $ 14,000, August 2007 - $ 19,200, September 2007 - $ 14,400, February 2nd, 2008 - $ 52,580 (98% pure) In Kansas the price per pound is reported as: $ 32,000 (crystal), $ 19,200 (street value) $ 22,400 per pound (street value)
$ 20,000 (powder - street value), February 23rd, 2008 - $ 67,200 In Louisiana the price per pound is reported as: $ 90,700, $ 28,400 (crystal) $ 45,200 (street value), $ 72,448 per pound (crystal, street) June 2007 - $ 51,700, In Michigan the price per pound is reported as: $ 18,000 per pound (crystal, street value) In Minnesota the price per pound is reported as: $ 20,000, $ 53,333, $ 12,000, $ 14,000 (street value) $ 70,000 (street value), $ 42,832 (street, crystal) October 2007 - $ 24,000, February 23rd, 2008 - $ 65,606, March 2008 - $ 41325 In Mississippi the price per pound is reported as: $ 35,800, $ 40,000, $ 28,000 (crystal), $ 39,100 (Ice, street value) In Missouri the price per pound is reported as: $ 45,700 (crystal), $ 45,000, $ 45,280 (powder, street value) $ 58,800 (ice, street value) $16,000 to $22,000 In Montana the price per pound is reported as: $ 24,000, $ 43,575, $ 18,500 (crystal, street value), June 2007 - $ 45 - 68,000 In Nebraska the price per pound is reported as: $ 47,000, $ 15,500 (crystal, street value) In Nevada the price per pound is reported as: $ 44,800, $ 35,400 (crystal, street value) $ 17,920 (street value), $ 24,450, $ 22,000 (street value), $ 45,280 (street value) $ 43,500, February 6th, 2008 - $ 45,300, February 19th, 2008 - $ 45,300 February 27th, 2008 - $ 70,000, February 27th, 2008 - $ 25,600 In New Hampshire the price per pound is reported as: $ 125,000 (crystal, street value) $ 73,920 (crystal, street value) $ 75,165 per pound (crystal, street value) $ 26,400 per pound (wholesale), $ 45,280 per pound (street value) June 2007 - $ 78,200 August 2007, $ 75,500 In New Jersey the price per pound is reported as: $ 24,000 (powder), $ 33,000 (street value) (powder), $ 25,000 (wholesale), $ 100,000 to $ 125,000 per pound (street) (crystal) (not a misprint), $ 24,000 (crystal, street value), $ 42,000 (street value) February 14th, 2008 - $ 80,000, February 22nd, 2008 - $ 51,600 In New Mexico the price per pound is reported as: $ 45,358 (street value) (crystal), $ 12,500 (street value) (crystal), $ 45,280 (street value) $ 32,000 February 25th, 2008 - $ 27,000 to $ 36,000 $ 355,000 per pound (U.S. dollars), $ 271,000 per pound to $ 340,000 per pound (U.S. dollars, street, Ice) $ 345,000 (street, Ice) In North Carolina the price per pound is reported as: $ 44,800, $ 56,700 (crystal), $ 69,730, $ 45,280 ( street), February 21st, 2008 - $ 177,000, March 3rd, 2008 - $ 41,600, March 5th, 2008 - $ 40.085 In North Dakota the price per pound is reported as: $ 24,000 - $ 32,000 (street value) In Ohio the price per pound is reported as: $ 65,000, $ 56,800 (street value), March 6th, 2008 - $ 45,300 In Oklahoma the price per pound is reported as: $ 53,333, $ 70,000 (street value, crystal) $ 9600 - $ 12,800 (street value, crystal), $ 45,000 per pound (street, crystal) $ 41,000 (street value) $ 35,460 (street value) $ 32,000 (street value) $ 44,800 (powder), $ 187,500 (that's not a misprint), $ 16,000 (street value), $ 19,200 (street value) $ 45,238 (powder, street) $ 84,570 (crystal, street), $ 30,000 - $ 50,000 (street) $ 44,827 (crystal, street) In Oregon the price per pound is reported as: $ 8000 - $10,000 (powder), $ 40,000, $ 44,444 (described as "high quality") $ 44,000 (crystal), $ 40,888, $ 24,000 (street value) (crystal), $ 64,000 (street value), $ 43,800 (crystal) (street value) $ 17,600 (crystal, street value) $ 7,700 (street value, crystal), $ 10,000 (street value) $ 28,672 (crystal, street value) $ 44,800, $ 12,000 (street value) $ 47,000 (street value, 8 days after previous report), $ 42,666, $ 10,000 - 12,000 (crystal), $ 12,000, (street), $ 36,200 - 45,500 (street), $ 40,000 (street value, crystal) "$ 45,280 per pound if sold by the gram - $ 80,000 per pound if sold by the ounce" (as reported in Oregon Mail Tribune - May 19th, 2007) ?????? February 25th, 2008 - $ 48,000, February 26th, 2008 - $ 23,634 February 26th, 2008 - $ 24,000, March 3rd, 2007 - $ 16,000 In Pennsylvania the price per pound is reported as: $ 36,000, $ 48,500, $ 22,000 (street value), $ 32,000 per pound (street value), $ 81,250 (crystal/powder average) In South Carolina the price per pound is reported as: $ 45,000, $ 32,000 (crystal), $ 65,000, September 2007 - $ 46,500, January 21st, 2008 - $ 43,200 In South Dakota the price per pound is reported as: $ 72,000 (street value) $ 66,600 per pound (street value) (crystal), February 23rd, 2008 - $ 15,000 In Tennessee the price per pound is reported as: $ 50,000 (street value, crystal) $ 17,000 (wholesale, crystal) $ 26,000 (street value) In Texas, the price per pound is reported as: $ 32,000, $ 10,000 (powder), $ 20,000, $ 5,000 (powder), $10,000 to $13,000 (crystal), $ 36,000, $45,000, $ 53,125, $ 15,000 (crystal, street value) $ 50,000, $ 23,000 (wholesale) $ 37,200 (street value), $ 41,500 (crystal, street), $ 45,300 (street) $ 20,000 (street, "high-grade"), February 8th, 2008 - $ 45,757 February 26th, 2008 - $ 40,000 In Utah, the price per pound is reported as: $ 12,000, $ 100,000 (both amounts to the left reported for the same seizure), $ 62,500 ("very high grade," street value) In Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) the price per pound is reported as: $ 35,000, $ 58,000, $ 23,000 (crystal) $ 45,450 (crystal, street value), $ 25,600 In Victoria (capital city of British Columbia, Canada) the price per pound is reported as: $ 22,727 to $ 36,363 In Virginia the price per pound is reported as: $ 16,000 (street value, crystal) $ 45,400 (street value), $ 44,000 (street value) March 7th, 2008 - $ 44,800 In Washington (state) the price per pound is reported as: $ 33,000 (crystal) $ 19,000 (crystal, street value) $ 42,600 (crystal), $ 6,857, $ 35,700 (crystal, street value)
A Little Confusing? As you can see, it's extremely hard to get a consistent picture. And the perception is, either no one seems to have a clue what the price of meth is, or everyone has a different formula for calculating and reporting it. In some cases, in the exact same area, within one day, the "estimated street price per pound" doubles or triples! So we're not suggesting that anyone is padding their figures, or fabricating anything. But what we are suggesting is that in order to make such information useful, educational, or informative, it has to be more consistent. When people, particularly younger people see this massive amount of inconsistency, their impression is that nobody in authority knows what they're talking about. Clearly, when you see huge variations in the price per pound of meth in the same area, sometimes within a day of each other, and sometimes even talking about the same seizure, that's pretty much when the "information" ceases to "inform." At that point, the numbers, the amounts, and most importantly - the message, ceases to have real meaning because no one can make sense of it. And make no mistake, as we've learned, it's not easy quoting "estimated street prices" for meth, because prices jump all over the map, month to month, even week to week. Unlike cocaine and heroin, the price isn't tied to a growing season, or all the other variables that are involved with crop-based drugs. Meth is an extremely inexpensive drug to make and distribute so you never know where the price is going. But we feel that we can do better than what's currently being done. Whether this is just a case of misperception or not, perception is still nine-tenths of reality. Somehow, we have to figure out how to communicate this information so it actually means something. On the next and final page of this section, we look at some solutions to this problem. And as far as the price of meth being any indication of how effective interdiction and/or enforcement is, give us a break. There has never been a correlation in the past, nor is there one now. And frankly, that applies to all illicit drugs. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Previous Pages >>>Next Page (6)
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