Washington — Facing growing criticism that the federal government is not doing enough to combat methamphetamine use, the Justice Department on Tuesday announced the results of a weeklong raid of drug suppliers and manufacturers and unveiled a Web site aimed at dissuading teen-agers from taking up the drug.
Operation Wildfire, billed as the first nationally coordinated investigation to target methamphetamine, resulted in more than 400 arrests and the dismantling of 56 clandestine drug laboratories nationwide, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Police and drug agents found 30 children in the makeshift labs when they were raided, officials said.
Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales and DEA Administrator Karen Tandy also announced the launch of www.justthinktwice.com, a teen-oriented Web site run by the DEA.
The announcements follow escalating demands from local and state officials for more federal help in targeting methamphetamine, a stimulant particularly prevalent in poorer and rural communities with few resources to combat it.
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