Southern IL. seeing more meth

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   The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says the amount of methamphetamine coming into southern Illinois has been increasing for the past five or 10 years. DEA agent Doug Dorley says the region has become a prime destination for Mexican drug cartels bringing cheaper and higher quality crystal meth into the U.S. According to the DEA’s 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary, most of the meth available in the country is now produced in Mexico and smuggled in at the southwest border of the U.S.  Dorley says an open market has been creased because the cartels’ meth is pure and costs the same while creating less risk.