Missouri Department of Public Safety announced today they will have a $7 million grant for law enforcement officials across Missouri to combat illegal drug and drug-related crimes. The multi-jurisdictional drug task force will get continued help and strength during these times of tight budgets.
These grants will help Missouri communities become safer and stronger by bolstering the state’s effective multi-jurisdictional drug task force, which is fighting a battle against drug abuse and drug-related crimes. They really need this help to continue to devote significant resources to the fight against illegal drugs.
One program, for example, responds to secret methamphetamine labs and provides important supplies to emergency response personnel. Another program focuses on preventing drug use through education and early intervention. Yet another program was put together to investigate sexual and domestic abuse. There will be two law enforcement agencies for records management system purchase, and equipment purchases. There is one program that will assist the Department of Public Safety develop crime fighting strategy.
All told, the grants will utilize $1,340,236 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. You can find a list of where all these funds will be divided at dps.mo.gov.
It is ashame in this day and age that we have to spend so much money on the war on drugs. One ray of sunshine was that one part of the funding was dedicated to drug abuse prevention education. This could go a long way to ending Missouri’s drug problems in the future. There should be more funding for Missouri drug abuse rehab programs included in the budget, however.
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