here for ten years. in his time on the job, he has witnessed a huge surge in meth activity. where is all of this dope coming from? the lion s share of the meth that is here in this area comes from mexico. people don t realize how much there is. do you believe there are mexican cartels actually operating here in oklahoma city? we don t have the top of that chain, but they re here and they control the drug trafficking that s through this area. they ve had this property under surveillance for three weeks and now have a search warrant to make entry. go. go. go, go, go! police department, search warrant. anybody in the house? get up here. make entry. police department, search warrant. get on the ground.
lieutenant dawson has worked here for ten years. he witnessed a huge surge in meth activity. where is all of this dope coming from? the share of meth comes here from mexico. people don t realize how much there is. do you believe there are mexican cartels actually operating here in oklahoma city? we don t have the top of that chain but they are here and they control the drug trafficking that s through this area. they have had this property under surveillance for three weeks and now have a search warrant to make entry. go. go. go. police department, search warrant. anybody in the house? get up here.
what did they tell you about how meth was affecting their lives? anna, we spent time with law enforcement both in the cities but the rural parts of oklahoma and i have to tell you it was non-st non-stop. they were working around the clock to combat meth activity and in the rural parts of the state users have resorted to extremes to get their fix. cattle theft has been on the rise in oklahoma and it s pretty astou astounding, it seems unfathomable people would be stealing these massive cows to support drug activity but it s easy. cows are docile animals, they ll follow anyone and there s so many cattle auctions throughout the state of oklahoma that users can have cows moved out of the state within 24 hours and have thousands of dollars in their pockets for meth. you met with meth users whose parents, even grandparents were