Thirteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force
135 Jackson SW
Camden, AR 71701

2007 REPORT

CASES OPENED: 308
ASSIST OTHER AGENCIES: 73
ARRESTS: 119
CHARGES FILED: 147

DRUGS SEIZED OR PURCHASED

MARIJUANA: 62.7 POUNDS
MARIJUANA PLANTS: 18
COCAINE: 1 POUND 2.2 OUNCES
CRACK COCAINE: 7.31 OUNCES
METHAMPHETAMINES: 11.73 OUNCES
ECSTASY: 407 TABLETS
PRESCRIPTION MED: 539.5 TABLETS
VALUE OF DRUGS SEIZED: $122,536.00
WEAPONS SEIZED: 23

The breakdown does not include purchases or seizures where the Drug Task Force assisted other agencies.

There are several cases where pharmaceutical medication has been taken to the crime laboratory waiting to be properly identified.  These tablets are not in the count.

MONEY SEIZED IN THE
DISTRICT: $128,702.88
MONEY DISBURSED: $93,178.97
AUTOMOBILES SEIZED: 34
GUNS SEIZED: 41

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Robin J. Carroll, 13th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney , welcoming Michael Rice, 13th Judicial District Drug Task Force Director.

 

Drugs and weapons seized

Marijuana and cocaine seized

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Comments

Think Drug use doesn't hurt anyone? Think twice.

It's sometimes hard to see the damage that drugs cause—there's drug addiction, of course, but there's a whole lot more. The families, the medical system, the environment. Innocent kids, caught in the crossfire. Drivers killed or injured by those under the influence. Babies found at meth labs, their toys covered with chemicals. Victims of terrorists, whose acts are financed with drug profits.

Ask the Questions...

Discussion of the drug issue is sometimes filled with emotion, inaccuracies and wishful thinking. In many cases, what is represented as 'fact' is really fiction, and it's hard to notice the difference. Some people downplay the dangers of drugs, their effects on society and their effects on our bodies and brains. Others claim that restrictive government drug policies have harmed our country. Still others tell us that drugs should be plentiful and legal.
Not so long ago, big tobacco companies sold Americans a bill of goods, telling us through advertising and official statements that cigarettes were not harmful—that in fact, they were healthy for us. They denied that certain groups were being targeted for cigarette sales—young people, women, minorities, people in other countries. It's clear now that they simply lied. Millions of Americans are paying the price for these lies-with their lives.

While the illegal drug market is not controlled by a handful of corporate CEOs with large advertising budgets, we are still bombarded with messages telling us that drugs aren't really that bad, and that marijuana is really medicine, that everyone does drugs. The drug market is controlled by greedy individuals and organizations who believe they can make a living off your choices. Their advertising is word-of-mouth, glamorization of drugs through our culture, and dissemination of bad information.
Much of the bad information relates to the legalization of marijuana. Legalization proponents claim that our country is moving towards legalizing all drugs within the foreseeable future. They want you to believe that such a move will take the profit out of drugs, and that legalizing drugs will ultimately benefit society. They also say that marijuana is medicine, and that sick people are being denied relief as a result of Government policy to keep marijuana illegal. Some will tell young people that marijuana is harmless —after all, it's a plant, a natural substance. You will also hear that people can use marijuana without any consequences to their health or their lives.
Think about these claims before you buy into them. Ask some questions:

• Do we need more drug problems than we currently have? Don't alcohol, tobacco and prescription drug use cause enough harm already? Wouldn't legalizing drugs —like marijuana, heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine—make things much worse?
• Do I want to jeopardize my future by getting involved with drugs? Don't I want to get into a good college, get and keep my driver's license, play sports, get a good job?
• Do I know all I need to know about how trying drugs —even once —has affected kids my age? And how do I know what drug use can do to me?

A word about prohibition: lots of you hear the argument that alcohol prohibition failed—so why are drugs still illegal? Prohibition did work. Alcohol consumption was reduced by almost 60% and incidents of liver cirrhosis and deaths from this disease dropped dramatically ( Scientific American , 1996, by David Musto). Today, alcohol consumption is over three times greater than during the Prohibition years. Alcohol use is legal, except for kids under 21, and it causes major problems, especially in drunk driving accidents.
It's up to you to get the facts. To know the difference between fact and fiction. To think twice.

Source: www.justthinktwice.com

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs:

The prescription drugs that are most commonly abused by young people fall into three categories: opioids/pain relievers, depressants, and stimulants.

Opioids/Pain Relievers . The abuse of opioids/pain relievers by young people is a particular concern. According to the 2000 NHSDA, 8.4 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds reported having abused pain relievers at least once in their lifetime. NHSDA data also indicate that 12- to 17-year-olds represented approximately one-half of the 1.4 million individuals who abused opioids/pain relievers for the first time in 1999. The number of new abusers aged 12 to 17 who reported nonmedical use of opioids/pain relievers increased nearly tenfold, from 78,000 in 1985 to 722,000 in 1999. Data from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) Study indicate that in 2001, 9.9 percent of twelfth graders surveyed in the United States reported having abused other narcotics--a category that includes opioids and pain relievers and excludes heroin--at least once in their lifetime.

OxyContin is a brand name for oxycodone, a Schedule II drug. Oxycodone also is sold under the trade names Percocet, Percodan, and Tylox. It is an opium-based pain reliever that is prescribed for relief of moderate to severe pain. Law enforcement reporting indicates that OxyContin, which has heroin-like effects that last up to 12 hours, is the fastest growing threat among oxycodone products.

According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in 2001 law enforcement agencies and drug treatment providers in Boston, Detroit, Miami, and St. Louis as well as in Portland, Maine, and Billings, Montana, reported that many 13- to 17-year-olds became first-time OxyContin users, without previously having used heroin or other prescription opioids

Georgia Teenager Indicted

In December 2001 a 17-year-old Georgia resident was indicted on manslaughter and reckless conduct charges for supplying OxyContin to a 15-year-old who died from an overdose of the drug.

Source: Associated Press , 5 December 2001.  

Middle school students in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , were treated at local hospitals in January 2002 after ingesting Xanax, a benzodiazepine. Twenty-eight students at a Philadelphia middle school ingested the drug after a 13-year-old stole a bottle of 100 Xanax tablets from a relative and distributed the tablets during school hours.