The South Dakota Attorney General wants to crack down on those who turn cold medicine into illegal drugs. Attorney General Marty Jackley says criminals are buying cold medicine and using it to manufacture meth. Jackley is proposing tighter restrictions and digital tracking of the purchases of pseudoephedrine.
“The system is not being paid by tax payers money it’s being pain by the manufacture of these chemicals. 29 states currently have this record keeping system including our neighbors in Nebraska, Iowa and in North Dakota, says Jackley." "So if we were to pass this legislation and join in this record keeping we would then be the 30th state and we all share this information and stop that point of sale of these chemicals that are bring used to manufacture methamphetamine.”
Jackley says the amount of meth on the street has increased over the last year with new technology making manufacturing easier. Jackley is also asking lawmakers for measures that strengthen consumer protection, allow for the seizure of the property of sex offenders, and give more notification options for crime victims.