" How sad for the two little girls.. one is 16 and the mother of a 3month old.... "

" Now that is a bust. Well done! "

" Napa does not have a meth problem. "

" Just one girl. The name Rene is a popular boy name in mexico unless of course the baby is a girl which I don't know. I hope that child will have a chance to have a good life know i have friends who are parents and also on meth and their children truly get the worst end of their parents addiction. I pray this child gets adopted out to a good home. "

" Good result. "

" These stories are sad. Not because someone gets arrested, but because of the lives that get methed up. "

" I think they are hard workers just trying to better their lives. "

" These people were probably sent here to expand the drug business in Napa. The area in Mexico were they are from is controlled by a powerful drug cartel that is expanding it's interests into the US. Mexico's drug cartels are a serious threat to our national security and many in the CIA believe them to be more dangerous to our society than terrorists. The FBI should definitely be brought into this investigation as I am guessing this was just one "cell" of a larger organization. "

" Thanks, PMR.
I have no doubt these folks are a greater threat than the Middle Eastern terrorists.
How long before they start calling the shots in towns across the US and wage war on our police forces?
How many lives have been lost or ruined by the scourge that is meth--and other drugs these parasites sell?

This is strong work by the NSIB. GREAT JOB! "

" the drug problem is not a supply problem. It is a DEMAND problem. Get rid of the demand, no need for the supply.

The cost of the drug war is a good reason to have mental health care to help prevent folks from self medicating... "

" I'd say that meth has a very organized SUPPLY problem:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18390628/from/ET/

"They came to a place where people don't have anything," said Frances Monroe, who works in the Northern Arapaho Child Protection Services office.

They started with free meth samples. The men pursued Indian women, providing them with meth even as they romanced them and fathered their children. Eventually, the women needed to support their habit, so they became dealers, too — and they used free samples to recruit new customers.

It was all part of the plan.

For the next four years, the gang sold pounds and pounds of meth, much of it 98 percent pure. The drugs came from Mexico, then on to Los Angeles; Ogden, Utah (where Sagaste-Cruz lived); and finally Wyoming, where gang members had a handful of local distributors, each with his or her own customer base.

Customers became dealers and recruiters, and their customers did the same.

Before, meth was barely mentioned on the reservation. Police reported only sporadic arrests.

But now the reservation was saturated with it. Crime soared. From 2003 to 2006, cases of child neglect increased 131 percent. Drug possession was up 163 percent; spousal abuse rose 218 percent." "

" I knew it. Illegal immigration doesn't cost the taxpayer anything. This won't impact the criminal justice system and now we have a child thats probably now going onto the tax rolls too. I'm sure there will be no cost for social services and later the school system. Oh, I thought it was those over paid teachers, nurses police officers and firefighters that were bankrupting the state. "

" Steph, no one forced them to take the free samples. What about personal responsibility? Isn't that the hue and cry of conservatives? Or are they more impressed in the free market capitalism on display by the gang members? "

" "...because of the lives that get methed up."

"These people..."

"...a serious threat to our national security...more dangerous to our society than terrorists..."

"They came to a place where people don't have anything..."

"I have no doubt these folks are a greater threat than the Middle Eastern terrorists."

"...the drug problem...is a DEMAND problem."

All interesting comments; food for talk. "

" post-it, did you forget that methamphetamine is illegal? Capitalism does not condone illegal activity.
Predatory activity by drug peddlers is immoral. I agree with you that no one is forced to take free samples, but the strategy of going after people already impaired or lacking in good judgement otherwise, is immoral--and ILLEGAL for a good reason. "

" Years ago we were warned of the impending doom of the drug cartels and the networking that was on it's way to the U.S. Our local and federal govt's have done very little to thwart the onslaught. It's just the begining. As long as we have the demand they'll do whatever it takes to supply. Lives will be lost and ruined. Just look at what takes place in Mexico, probably a glance into the future of Napa Valley. "

" I wish it were true that 'meth users' were bad people, but there are no 'bad' people so what happened here? What mother, age not important at this time, wants to lose her baby to a complete stranger, or lose her baby for any reason? Answer: No mother wants to lose her baby..she wouldn't have it, or would have given it up already if she didn't...what do we know about life, let alone drugs, at age 16? What do we know about life/drugs at any age? Answer: Nothing, unless we are one of the most unfortunate persons hooked..then we have direct knowledge, not someone who just objects to it, who cares what and why, just that the 'drug user' must be a piece of ..... Wrong answer..please be kind. You should be counting your lucky stars that it's not u..educated on this subject, I can speak for anyone (addicted to a mind/mood altering substance, or alcohol) that they would be so very happy to have never taken that 'free sample'. How sweet, don't you think, for someone to be giving out free samples..What in the world?? Base your comments around the fact that just because it is not your 'blood' relative, that you can freely bash anyone, for anything, anywhere, any time you wish; I'm sure you would bash a family member too..people who judge, judge everything and anyone because it is a 'human thing' but can anyone rise above this so called 'human brain' to have what it takes to be human and a half? Look for the goodness in yourself and maybe others can do the same, even those shaming themselves everyday for taking that 'sample' and that word 'free' seemed so innocent at the time..they are still innocent..be happy it's not u.. "