Prosecutors said that a Bala Sinweed man was allegedly found to have methamphetamine crystals worth US$30,000 and will face drug trafficking charges in Montgomery County.

John Devivo, 56, was indicted after a joint investigation by law enforcement agencies on Thursday, which led to a search for his house on Academy Road. The prosecutor said Devivo lived there with his elderly parents and other family members.

Allegedly, after obtaining a warrant to search the property and the Devivo vehicle, the authorities found three pounds of methyl methacrylate, pharmaceutical packaging materials, digital scales and $100,000 in cash from the suspicious drug proceeds.

District Attorney Kevin Steele said: “This is a major arrest of a major methamphetamine trafficker, and his arrest will make Montgomery County safer.” “We see Montgomery County’s methyl The use of amphetamine has increased, and deaths caused by overdose of methamphetamine and methamphetamine mixed with fentanyl. The news is clear: whether it is opioids, heroin, fentanyl or methamphetamine, it is not in Montgomery County Will sell poison.”

In the past decade, methamphetamine (Meth) has become popular in the United States, and overdose deaths involving these drugs have increased in every racial and ethnic group tracked by these drugs. National Institutes of Health.

“Despite the focus on the opioid crisis, the methamphetamine crisis has been developing quietly but actively, especially among American Indians and Alaskan Natives who are most affected by many health conditions,” Nora D. Volkow said , Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and author of a recent study on the rise in methamphetamine use. “American Indians and Alaska Natives are structurally disadvantaged, but they have cultural advantages that can be used to prevent methamphetamine use and improve the health of addicts.”

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There are currently no FDA-approved drugs for treating methamphetamine use disorder or reversing overdose. Treatment methods usually combine behavioral therapy with a combination of drugs (such as naltrexone and bupropion) that have shown therapeutic benefits in people addicted to stimulants.

New York Times Reported In 2018, the severe actions taken by the federal government to curb toluene production in the United States in the 2000s have been offset by the large amount of drugs entering the country through Mexican cartels. The purity of the methyl group has increased, and the price has dropped with the increase in availability.

Narcotics spokesperson Steven Bell said: “I have been engaged in methamphetamine for the past 25 years. The price per pound plummeted, coupled with the substantial increase in purity, telling me that they have perfected methamphetamine. Production or manufacturing.” The General Administration of Law Enforcement said the cartel’s drug supply. “They have figured out that the chemical reaction is for the highest profit.”

In Philadelphia, the health department reported Fatal drug overdose involving methamphetamine and pentachlorophenol has risen sharply, Hallucinogens are often called angel dust, especially when mixed with the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. During the coronavirus pandemic, the number of deaths in cities involving these drug combinations has skyrocketed.

Investigators did not say whether the methamphetamine allegedly found in Devivo’s residence was combined with fentanyl.

Devivo was charged with felony possession of intentionally delivering drugs, possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was not released on bail immediately, but stayed at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility before the preliminary hearing on May 28.