Kansas Bureau of Investigation: Methamphetamine remains major drug problem despite fewer clandestine labs

Robert “Bob” Stewart, executive officer of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that methamphetamine remains a primary illicit drug threat in Kansas and the Midwest, even as clandestine lab investigations in the state have declined.

Stewart testified that the bureau submitted its annual methamphetamine recommendation report to the legislature under KSA 75 7 22 and summarized key trends, lab results and enforcement concerns. He said the Mexican ‘‘super labs’’ now supply high-purity methamphetamine to the United States and that the shift to cartel-produced product, coupled with lower prices, has reduced domestic clandestine production but increased overall…