Pot times July 15, 2005

Scourge Seeps Into Salmon Arm

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1117/a07.html
Newshawk: Herb

Pubdate: Sun, 10 Jul 2005
Source: Kamloops This Week (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Kamloops This Week
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SCOURGE SEEPS INTO SALMON ARM

Shock waves hit a Salmon Arm parent when a Grade 3 student told her crystal meth was present on a Salmon Arm school bus.

The woman, who called Salmon Arm secondary and the RCMP to inform them, asked not to be named for fear of retribution against her son.

The child is nine years old and she asked me, 'What is crystal meth?' because some older students had it on the bus," said the woman, who speaks regularly with students in her car pool.

It's common knowledge among the Grade 11s that crystal meth is circulating at school and on the bus."

SASS principal Greg Kitchen verified his office took two calls from the woman, and said the student accused of having meth on the bus is from another local school, which has been informed of the incident.

We haven't confiscated any meth yet.  This accusation is a new one to us," Kitchen said.  Any information we get, we need to track down and see if it's true."

But information on the drug is in short supply - RCMP Staff Sgt.  Dave Williams said police aren't sure whether crystal meth is produced in Salmon Arm.

We don't know one way or another right now," Williams said.  But you can set up a meth lab in your garage.  The components are relatively easy to get."