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| 28 June 2001 What's Cookin' in the Woods? What You Should Know About Meth Labs Before You Hit the Trail As pressure from law enforcement pushes illegal drug labs outside city limits, more meth labs and dump sites are turning up on remote public land. The chance of encountering one is small, but the sites are loaded with toxic and flammable materials, which are dangerous to plants, animals, and people. State Park and U.S. Forest Service officials, and health experts will explain the hazards, and how to stay safe. more details… 19 June 2001 Councilmember Byron Wear Receives Award for Beach Alcohol Ban SAN DIEGO, CA – Councilmember Byron Wear is being recognized by the San Diego County Policy Panel on Youth Access to Alcohol for his outstanding leadership in preventing underage drinking. more details… 18 June 2001 “Drunk Drivers, Meet Your New Bartenders" East County Billboard Campaign Warns Motorists Against Driving Drunk RANCHO SAN DIEGO, CA – Five East County law enforcement agencies launched today a billboard campaign aimed at reducing the number of impaired drivers during the summer months. more details… 14 June 2001 East County Launches Summer DUI Enforcement Blitz, Unveils Billboard: “Drunk Drives, Meet Your New Bartenders" Five East County law enforcement agencies coordinate efforts for a DUI enforcement campaign to reduce the number of drunk and drugged drivers during the summer months. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, El Cajon Police Department, La Mesa Police Department, and Border Patrol kick off the year-long enforcement activities with a public awareness billboard. more details… 5 June 2001 Two-Month Operation Yields Over 200 Arrests Adults Are the Main Providers of Alcohol to Youth Representatives from 14 law enforcement agencies in San Diego County announce results of “Operation Safeguard,” an underage drinking campaign, which covered the entire Spring Break period for high school and college students. During the nearly two-month operation, the agencies conducted over 500 law enforcement activities –DUI checkpoints and roving patrols, decoy and shoulder tap operations, party dispersals, etc.–twice the number of operations compared to last year. Over 200 people were arrested, including 83 for providing alcohol to a minor. more details… 7 May 2001 “Operation No2Meth” Puts Retail Employees on Alert for Meth Precursor Chemical Sales Businesses to Report Suspicious Activity SAN DIEGO, CA – When does a simple package of cold medicine become a threat to the health and safety of San Diego County residents? When it’s purchased by careless meth “cookers” who use its primary ingredient–ephedrine and pseudoephedrine–to illegally manufacture the deadly stimulant, methamphetamine. more details… 3 May 2001 “Operation No2Meth” Puts Retail Employees on Alert for Meth Precursor Chemical Sales Businesses to Report Suspicious Activity The Meth Strike Force launches “Operation No2Meth,” a massive retail awareness campaign to make businesses aware of existing legislation limiting the sale of products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, the main ingredients for making methamphetamine. Vista Sheriff’s deputies and San Diego Police Department volunteers visit hundreds of local retailers to educate them about the quantities and combinations of products being purchased that could be used to illegally manufacture meth and urge them to report anyone suspected of making the drug by calling 1-877-No-2-Meth (662-6384). more details… 3 April 2001 East County High School Journalists Learn About Latest Deadly Mix: Alcohol and Club Drugs Pass Message to Peers Through School Newspapers Lakeside, CA – Proms and Graduations should be a time for celebration, but all too often the festivities are cut short by accidents involving alcohol or drugs. more details… |
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