Is There a Meth Problem in Hollister?

good evening and thank you for joiing us i’m jacqueline tualla. ### central coast news reporter jake reiner caught up with hollister police — who say for the amount of meth they got off the streets this past week—they fear for how much more could be out there.. 3 3 *trt:1:21 outcue:standard:* 16-24 36-491:04-1:11natsgloves onnats tools outnatsblue bleeds… methanphetamine.. 9:11:12 “it’s not just the little dime bag here and there anymore we’re seeing bigger quanties”hollister police officers have had 11 meth arrests in the last week 9:15:19 “if we’re seeing this amount, the amounts that’s on the streets must be huge..it’s very concerning for me not only as a police officer but as a community member, as a father”hollister police officer christopher wells says people are cashing in on meth in hollister 9:15:54 “every kid in the community enters my mind because these people they don’t care who they sell to” standup:9:27:37’last thursdayhollister police arrested two people on charges of methanphetamine in this area for the second time in 6 days..they say methanphetamine is so widespread that it can literally be found anywhere at any time”9:16:16 “we’re seein kids bringing meth to the middle schools”the meth problem isn’t just a hollister issue..police say it’s a *powerful drug that’s sweeping the nation…back in october i sat down with former meth addict rachael ellis…who knows just how *powerful it is 18:03:21 rachael ellis”one is too many and a thousand is never enough and it’s so true because once you take that one hit, it’s already too much” back to hollister where it recently hired four new officers in hopes to battle the crystal conundrum with 3 more vigilance…jake reiner your central coast news… 3 hollister police say officers have to be extra vigilant when it comes to meth because it can even be made in a soda bottle— making it harder to detect.