A look at numbers behind Missouri’s meth problem

October 1st, 2009 NH congressman questions Social Security on glitchCONCORD, N.H. — Rep. Paul Hodes has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate and stop a processing glitch that linked U.S.

September 3rd, 2009 US sanctions 6 Mexicans accused of meth trade tiesMEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on six Mexicans linked to a pharmaceutical company that allegedly diverted precursor chemicals to a methamphetamine trafficking gang.

September 1st, 2009 Drug czar kicks off anti-meth ad campaignST. LOUIS — Josh Palmer's story has played out countless times here in the heart of meth country.

August 24th, 2009 AP IMPACT: New meth formula avoids anti-drug lawsTULSA, Okla. — This is the new formula for methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills and some noxious chemicals.

August 24th, 2009 41 indicted in $2 million-a-month Denver meth ringDENVER — Colorado authorities say they've broken up a drug ring responsible for importing and distributing more than $2 million worth of methamphetamine in the Denver area each month. State Attorney General John Suthers said Monday 41 people have been indicted.

July 30th, 2009 Ga. woman arrested with $13,000 in meth in her braCROSSVILLE, Ala. — A 37-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and charged with padding her bra with methamphetamine.

July 26th, 2009 Mexico police catch 11 cartel suspects at meth labMEXICO CITY — Mexican police say they have captured 11 suspected members of the La Familia cartel and seized a methamphetamine lab in the western state of Michoacan. The Public Safety Department says federal police detected the lab allegedly operated by La Familia after a strong chemical smell was reported in a rural area of the state.

June 15th, 2009 Man reports robbery, police find working meth labHANCEVILLE, Ala. — A 33-year-old man ended up in jail after he called in a robbery and police allegedly found a working meth lab in his house.

June 3rd, 2009 Mo. meth labs still rampant despite tougher rulesST. LOUIS — Authorities continue to find more meth labs and dump sites in Missouri than in any other state — by far — despite a new state law that has made it tougher to buy key ingredients.

May 13th, 2009 Biggest meth seizure in eastern US made in AtlantaATLANTA — Federal authorities in Atlanta on Wednesday announced the biggest seizure of Mexican crystal methamphetamine ever recorded east of the Mississippi River. Federal drug enforcement agents seized about 351 pounds of meth from two houses in Duluth, in suburban Atlanta, in an operation that began Sunday and extended into Monday morning.

May 9th, 2009 'I Wish I Had a Girl' singer arrested for methINDIANAPOLIS — Late-1980s pop artist Henry Lee Summer has been arrested in Indianapolis on methamphetamine possession and other charges. Summer was arrested Tuesday after police say he threw drugs from his car during a traffic stop.

May 5th, 2009 Joba's mom jailed, suspected of selling methLINCOLN, Neb. — The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been arrested on charges of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.

May 5th, 2009 Joba's mom jailed on suspicion of selling methLINCOLN, Neb. — The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is jailed in Nebraska and facing a felony charge after being arrested on suspicion of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - More than three-quarters of US citizens consider Barack Obama's inauguration as US president Tuesday as one of the most significant in the history of the country, according to a poll released Monday by Gallup institute. Some 33 percent of US citizens gave the inauguration of the first black president the top ranking of 'most important' inauguration in US history.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Are you being harassed by lewd or objectionable phone calls, SMSes and e-mails? Don't bear this silently because help is at hand at the anti-obscene calls cell Delhi Police have just launched and which is already receiving some 50 complaints a day. However, offenders will get away with a minor rap on the knuckles: All that the police will do is to counsel them and warn them against repeating the call.