GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI (MPRN)-- More people are getting caught with methamphetamine in Michigan.
The Michigan State Police reports a 20-percent increase in meth arrests over the last year.
Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Bob Cooney says that’s because more “crystal” meth is being brought in from elsewhere.
“Statewide, there has been an increase in the amount of crystal meth – or “ice,” they call it – coming into Michigan from Western states and Mexico, in particular,” he says.
Cooney says “ice” is cheaper and more powerful than the homemade meth that spiked a few years ago.
State Police say arrests for homemade meth have actually dropped significantly as crystal meth has flooded Michigan.
Prosecutors say meth use is on the rise in counties throughout the state.