Pubdate: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 Source: Wichita Eagle (KS) Copyright: 2000 The Wichita Eagle Contact: P.O. Box 820, Wichita, KS 67201 Fax: (316) 268-6627 Website: http://www.wichitaeagle.com/ MORAN WANTS FEDERAL MONEY TO FIGHT METH TOPEKA -- Congress should give more money to help Kansas fight the production and distribution of methamphetamines, U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran says. Moran, R-Kan., said at a Statehouse news conference Friday that he would work to make sure Kansas gets additional federal money to combat the "tremendous problem" of the drug. He noted that law enforcement officials seized 511 methamphetamine laboratories last year in Kansas, which Moran called a "a hot spot for the manufacture of this drug." Moran also said he spent two days this week in Mexico meeting with Mexican and U.S. drug agents. He said large amounts of ephedrine -- a key ingredient of methamphetamine -- are made in Mexico, which is also a hub of the drug's distribution. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake