A 41-year-old Enid woman was arraigned Thursday on 11 felony charges of violating Oklahoma’s Methamphetamine Registry Act.
Sonya Renee Wichert, because of two prior felony convictions, faces six years to life on each count.
The charges allege Wichert purchased cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine between November 2010 and April of this year while on probation for possession of methamphetamine, which is a violation of the Methamphetamine Registry Act.
The law, which went into effect in November, prohibits anyone with a meth-related conviction from purchasing or possessing any form of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient of methamphetamine.
The charges were a result of an investigation by Garfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies Logan Niles, Jennifer McGlaughlin and Darryl Beebe and Undersheriff Jerry Niles.
The office used Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs’ drug tracking program to search for pseudoephedrine sales in Garfield County.
All pharmacies in Oklahoma are required to report pseudoephedrine sales to the database, which all pharmacies in the state are linked to.
In 2004, Oklahoma became the first state to place restrictions upon the sale and availability of over-the-counter medications containing pseudoephedrine.
The result was a lower number of meth labs in the state. However, a recent trend shows a resurgence of smaller meth labs that require less pseudoephedrine.
The newest law prohibits the sale of powered or tablet forms of pseudoephedrine but does not prevent those with meth-related convictions from buying liquid-form medications containing the drug.
A warrant for Wichert’s arrest was issued July 7, online court records show. She was arrested on the warrant Tuesday. Wichert is being held in lieu of $5,000 bond and was ordered to return to court Dec. 5 for a bond appearance.
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