SENATORS TOUTING FUNDS TO FIGHT METH

WASHINGTON -- Authorities battling methamphetamine production in Missouri
more than doubled their arrests and seizures last year, said Sen. Kit Bond,
R-Mo.

Bond and Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., will use separate events today and
Friday to tout efforts to boost federal meth-fighting funds for the state.
Bond said federal figures show authorities seized at least 1,989 labs,
chemical and glassware locations and dump sites last year, compared to 908
in 2000.

Carnahan will appear today in southwest Missouri and in Jefferson City to
talk about seeking $1.1 million in drug-fighting money, including $470,000
for task forces and crime labs.

On Friday, Bond will visitthe county courthouse in Montgomery City to
announce $88,000 to hire meth investigators.