SLUG: METH TV WRITER: RACHELE REYES RUN TIME (inc.

SOT): 1:30 A-V DIRECTION/TALENT ON CAMERA: STUDIO ANCHOR: RACHELE REYES

CAST: 6 PM

COPY-SOUND CUES-TIME A DANGEROUS DRUG IS MAKING ITS WAY AROUND OUR AREA.

THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, THE FBI AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ARRESTS FOR METH-AM-FEHTUH-MEENS. TAKE PACKAGE: ANCHOR VO (B) ROLL TAPE OF PRIVETTE SHOWING EVIDENCE BAGS (SILENT OR SOUND UNDER) (:15) THE MARYLAND REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, OTTO PRIVEET, SAYS THEY ARRESTED 10 PEOPLE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

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REPORTER JOHN DOE STAND-UP (SOUND UP/SOT) SUPER: REPORTER JOHN DOE

POLICE SAY THE POPULAR DRUG METH-AM-FEH-TUH-MEEN CAUSES INCREASED ACTIVITY, DECREASED APPETITE AND A SENSE OF WELL-BEING.

REPORTER VO (B) ROLL TAPE OF GROUP COUNSELING SESSION RUN IN COLLEGE PARK BY HARRIS (:20)

LYNNE HARRIS, WHO WORKS AS A COUNSELOR FOR JUVENILES IN MARYLAND, SAYS POLICE ARE ARRESTING MANY TEENAGERS FOR METH-AM-FEH-TUH-MEENRELATED OFFENSES. HARRIS SAYS THE DRUG MAY BE POPULAR WITH TEENAGERS BECAUSE IT IS INEXPENSIVE

CUT TO SILENT/SOUND UNDER INTERVIEWEE SUPER: LYNNE HARRIS, JUVENILE COUNSELOR ROLL INTERVIEW SOT FULL

AND PROVIDES LONGER EFFECTS. SOT/BITE (:15) IN: A lot of the methamphetamine OUT: So its doubly dangerous.

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ON CAMERA STUDIO ANCHOR RACHELE REYES

OFFICER OTTO PRIVE-ET REPORTS THAT POLICE IN THE REGION LOOK TO ARREST MANUFACTUERS, SELLERS AND USERS OF THE DRUG. POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CLUES LEADING TO THE APPREHENSION OF A PROBABLE LOCAL MANUFACTUER.

SUPER: www.justive.gov/dea/

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND VIDEOS, VISIT THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIONS WEBSITE AT WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/DEA/. ###