(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska -  The Ketchikan Police Department was informed last Sunday by the California Highway Patrol that they were in contact with Francisco A. Seludo, 41 years of age of Ketchikan Alaska, on a traffic stop near Chico, California.  A records check showed Seludo had current conditions of release on file for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Methamphetamine).  One of Seludo's conditions stated he was not to depart Ketchikan for any reason without written court permission.  California Highway Patrol further informed Ketchikan police officers that Seludo was traveling with two females and several children.  He was found to have a large amount of cash with him and they all had tickets to fly to the Philippines.    According to the California Highway Patrol one of the females with Seludo was in possession of Methamphetamine and was taken into custody. Francisco A. Seludo was taken into custody for Violation of Conditions of Release and arraignments were made to have him brought back to Ketchikan.

Francisco A. Seludo was in the news in November of 2011, after an investigation by the Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs task force (SEACAD), and the Ketchikan Police Department, in cooperation with the United States Postal Inspector's Office (USPI). The investigation revealed Seludo took possession of a parcell from the post office on Tongass Highway. which was sent to him from Las Vegas, Nevada. SEACAD obtained a search warrant for the parcell with assistance from the USPI. After contacting Seludo, the parcell was opened and approximately two ounces of methamphetamine were located inside. Seludo was arrested for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance III and remanded to the Ketchikan Correctional Center at that time.

On Tuesday, Ketchikan police officers conducted a traffic stop and contacted Jeremiah Perez, 34 years of age of Ketchikan Alaska.  Officers obtained and executed a search warrant. Perez was found to be in possession of approximately 3 grams of Methamphetamine.  He was arrested for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance Third Degree and transported to the Ketchikan Correctional Center where he was held without bail.

Then on Wednesday, the Ketchikan Police Department executed a search warrant at a Jackson Street address and sized approximately 30 grams of Methamphetamine.  Herman A. Seludo, Jr., 33 years of age of Ketchikan Alaska, was charged with Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, and Violation of Conditions of Release.  Seludo was transported to the Ketchikan Correctional Center where he was held without bail.  Herman A. Seludo, Jr. was on conditions of release for a charge of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Methamphetamine) from December of 2010.

The street names for methamphetamine are speed, meth, chalk, ice, crystal, glass. The National Institute on Drug Abuse describes 'street' methamphetamine as a white, odorless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol and is taken orally, intranasally (snorting the powder), by needle injection, or by smoking.

Long-term methamphetamine abuse has many negative health consequences, including extreme weight loss, severe dental problems (“meth mouth”), anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent behavior. Chronic methamphetamine abusers can also display a number of psychotic features, including paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delusions (for example, the sensation of insects crawling under the skin).

Repeated methamphetamine abuse can also lead to addiction -- a chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, which is accompanied by chemical and molecular changes in the brain. Some of these changes persist long after methamphetamine abuse is stopped. Reversal of some of the changes, however, may be observed after sustained periods of abstinence.

Edited by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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