Missouri tops methamphetamine incident list again for 2012

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MISSOURI TOPS METH INCIDENTS LIST 3/15/13

ONLY THREE STATES IN THE NATION HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 METHAMPHETAMINE INCIDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL, AND MISSOURI IS AGAIN AT THE TOP OF THE LIST WITH 1,985 INCIDENTS RECORDED IN 2012. TENNESSEE AND INDIANA ARE THE OTHER TWO STATES WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND INCIDENTS REPORTED.

EASTERN MISSOURI'S JEFFERSON COUNTY LEADS THE STATE IN NUMBER OF METH INCIDENTS LAST YEAR WITH 346, FOLLOWED BY ST. CHARLES, ST.LOUIS AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE NUMBERS ACCORDING TO THE PATROL ACCOUNT FOR LABORATORIES, CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT, GLASSWARE SEIZURES AND DUMPSITES.