Drugs found in student’s car

By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle | Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:54 am |

A 17-year-old Sauk Prairie High School student was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia last week after police searched her car parked near school grounds and found materials they said they think were used to intravenously inject amphetamine

The car was parked in the 100 block of Ninth Street and searched as part of a schoolwide K-9 search by the Sauk Prairie Police Department on Thursday.

After the K-9 dog indicated it smelled drug residue, the police searched the car by hand and uncovered cooking tins, a rubber band, two needles and cotton filters, according to a police report.

Lt. Travis Hilliard said the materials were consistent with heroin use, but one needle and drug residue found in the car both tested positive for amphetamine, which can be found in prescription drugs.

Hilliard said he thinks the pills were being crushed, heated and injected in a manner similar to heroin. Hilliard said the student was cited and released to her parents.

Our biggest concern is that weve had reports that some kids are using heroin, Hilliard said.

When asked if the drug is prevalent among school-age teenagers, Sauk Prairie Police Detective Paul Deuman said, The fact that drug paraphernalia conducive to heroin was found in a school-related search, Id say its here.

Hilliard said the student said the paraphernalia found in her car was not hers, and Hilliard said she had been hanging out with an older crowd. However, he said Sauk Prairie police have talked to teenagers between the ages of 17 and 19 who have admitted to using heroin.

Also found in the car, Hilliard said, was a flier for the free needle exchange in Madison.

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