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04 Sep 2008 09:37 am
Wasilla: The Meth Capital Of Alaska
More background on the social problems of the home-town of Sarah Palin:
In 2003, authorities uncovered nine meth labs in the area. Last year,
the number increased to 42, said Kyle Young, an investigator with the
troopers who works with the Mat-Su narcotics team.
Officials with the Office of Children's Services in Wasilla said the
problem affects children. The office receives about 40 calls a month
from people reporting abuse or neglect involving some aspect of the
highly addictive drug...
When authorities surrounded a converted bus housing a meth operation in
Big Lake in January, a 13-year-old boy who answered the door bragged
that his mom cooked the best meth in the valley, according to the
troopers.
During a 2003 bust at a house outside Wasilla, officers discovered five children living inside, all younger than 8 years old.
The calls about meth to children's services in Wasilla accounts for as
many as 40 percent of the agency's total monthly child protection calls.
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