Warren County Sheriff’s Department released information today on a massive drug bust, the seizure of 99 pounds of methamphetamine.
I’d like to extend my deepest appreciation and gratitude for the hard work and dedication of the sheriff’s office and its Narcotics Division. You have my respect and admiration.
Let’s do the math.
According to addictionresource.net, a lethal dose of meth is 200 milligrams, but it can be less. Let’s stick with 200, because it simplifies things.
So, there are 453,592.27 milligrams in one pound. One pound has 2,267.96 lethal doses. In 99 pounds, that’s 224,528 lethal doses that were taken off the streets of Warren County.
In Warren County, the population is 41,587. Add in surrounding counties of White, Van Buren, Grundy, Coffee, Cannon and DeKalb and there’s a total population of 166,108.
So, there was enough meth in that one seizure to eliminate every person in and around us with 58,420 lethal doses remaining.
According to Warren County Sheriff’s Office, because I could not find the information online, the cost of an ounce of meth can range from $250 to $350.
So, that’s a street value between $396,000 to $554,400.
Arrested was one individual: Arnaldo Davila Cabrera. He was charged with Felony Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and is being housed at Warren County Jail. Bond amount, if he has one, is unknown.
While not everyone does meth and not everyone is going to die when they use meth, the numbers are still staggering. A dedicated reader prompted my investigative side, and this is what came of that. Thank you, Brad.
I hate math, as most writers probably do, so feel free to check my math on meth. At least that way your search history will look as sketchy as mine does at this very moment. When I requested the information regarding how much an ounce of meth went for on the street, I did so with the standard statement of, “Asking for a friend.”
While I joke when I can, because a sense of humor makes the never-ending stressors of life easier to tolerate, street drugs are destroying society by causing massive economic losses, straining the healthcare and justice systems, driving crime and violence, and increasing public health risks.
Let’s all take a moment and say ‘thank you’ to the Sheriff Jackie Matheny and his team for what they did and will continue to do to protect Warren County and its citizens as they strive to remove dangerous drugs from the community.
While this column was prompted by this latest seizure, I would be remiss if I did not extend those same sentiments to Police Chief Nichole Mosley and her team at McMinnville Police Department. They strive, and have also been successful, in efforts to remove dangerous drugs from the community. You, too, have my deepest appreciation, gratitude, respect and admiration.