Meth Busts Down Across the State

Methamphetamine lab seizures are down 20 percent in West Virginia compared to the first six months of 2014. The Charleston Gazette reports there have been 123 meth lab seizures so far this year. Delegate Don Perdue says the decline is due in part to many retail pharmacies no longer selling cold and allergy medications that have pseudoephedrine as their only ingredient.
Pseudoephedrine also is used to illegally manufacture meth. Perdue says another possible factor could be a shift in law enforcement priorities to other drugs, such as heroin and prescription narcotics.