BPD taking aggressive action against methamphetamines

With an incoming police chief at Breckenridge Police Department, the agency is focusing on halting the movement of drugs across the city. Methamphetamines are being manufactured in other countries and finding their way into Breckenridge.

Incoming police chief, Bacel Cantrell, cites the cause of this increased movement to different restrictions on the border that have been changed.

“Twenty years ago, we were busting meth labs everywhere, as people were cooking it in their homes,” Cantrell said. “Now they can get all that shipped here from Mexico and it’s cheaper than they can make it.”

Since January 2019, there have been over 80 arrests made in Breckenridge for possession of drugs, with a majority of these drugs being controlled substances, such as methamphetamines.

According to Texas Health and Human Services, methamphetamine is listed as a Schedule II stimulant. Other Schedule II stimulants include codeine, morphine, opium and painkillers, such as oxycodone.

“Meth is rampant everywhere,” Cantrell said. “Six years ago an ounce of meth could be bought for around $1,500-$1,600. Now that same amount of meth can be bought for $250-$300.”

Cantrell believes the key for officers investigating these criminal activities is to network to identify the various appearances of meth traveling around the state. This allows them to pinpoint the possible location of where this deadly drug is coming from.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Feb. 5 edition of the Breckenridge American.