    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [May 6, 1998]
    [Page 708]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Funding To Fight Methamphetamines
    May 6, 1998

        I am pleased today to announce $8.8 million of new Federal money
    from the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug
    Trafficking Program to fight methamphetamines, a deadly drug. These new
    funds will bolster joint Federal, State and local law enforcement
    efforts now underway as part of this Administration's comprehensive
    National Methamphetamine Strategy. By further strengthening the ability
    of law enforcement to target those who produce and push
    methamphetamines, we take this deadly drug and the accompanying crime
    off our streets and protect our children.