WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |New database tracks possible meth-makers
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Attorney General Troy King announced the passage of a bill Wednesday that will create an electronic database that helps restrict availability of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, products commonly used for making methamphetamine.
Under House Bill 528 the computerized system will modernize logs that are kept on paper, making it possible to restrict excessive purchases and provide instant tracking for law enforcement.
Under this new law every pharmacy and retailer selling the drugs will have to enter the purchaser's identification into an electronic database. The database would then notify the seller if the purchaser had exceeded their daily or monthly limit for such purchases.
"The new law has been greatly needed," said Senator Lowell Barron, a co-sponsor of the bill. "North Alabama in particular has suffered from severe problems with the growth of meth labs. This will stop potential criminals who are buying these drugs in order to make methamphetamine. This new legislation also gives law enforcement additional tools to help curb this epidemic."
Representative Frank McDaniel, who also helped draft the legislation said, "The meth problem has become so bad that the Marshall County area has been called the ‘Meth Mountain.' Families are being destroyed by this powerfully addictive drug. Every step we take forward with stronger laws is vital."
The information gathered in this new database will be shared among authorities for easier enforcement of the law.
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