The pseudoephedrine registry
Law enforcement officials match names of those who buy stuff that may be used to make meth:
Narcotics Officers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Knox County man Wednesday night and charged him in connection with a meth lab in his mobile home. Fifty year old William Randall Vittatoe is charged with initiation of process to manufacture methamphetamine and promotion of methamphetamine manufacture. His total bond is $100,000.
Vittatoe came to the attention of officers after pseudoephedrine logs were pulled from several area pharmacies and it was noted that he had purchased several boxes of the pills from many different pharmacies within a thirty day period which totaled over 24 grams. It is illegal to purchase more than 9 grams in thirty days. A warrant was issued for Vittatoe and officers went to his mobile home at 2713 Byington Ball Camp Road. He wasn’t at home and as officers searched around the trailer looking for him, they found four home-made generators used to manufacture anhydrous ammonia.
February 18th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
I never though anybody would ever look at those logs. I am at the same time surprised, alarmed, and shagrined. I am surprised for the obvious reason, I assumed these would be “filed” and never looked at and it pissed me off everytime I have had to sign one of these logs. I am alarmed because I have also bought several boxes over the last thirty days and I had no idea a limit was in place. I am shagrined at law enfocement getting another way to circumvent the fourth amendment.
February 18th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
I wonder how much 9 grams works out to.
I daresay with my chronic sinusitis that I’ve purchased at least that much in a month in the past.
I had to sign “the form” last time, as well, and it pissed me off. I was going to make some indignant post about it, but I forgot.
February 18th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
assuming 120mg per pill, 75 pills