UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS)- Officials in Union County say the cooperation of a local businesses helped cut the crime rate drastically.
State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds says when Missouri cities and counties cracked down on Psudoephedrine sales, it pushed criminals seeking the pills necessary to make meth into Union County.
Most retailers immediately made it harder to get.
But Edmonds says Wal-Mart corporate was reluctant to change the way the pharmacy did business.
The Illinois Attorney General's office got involved and got Wal-Mart to change its policy, which Edmonds says has dropped the pill sales to Missouri residents to zero.
"We've gone from 20, 30, and 40% of our sales going to Missouri to zero. That's a tremendous benefit for the businesses and for the tax payers. These people aren't in our jails, taking up our law enforcement, and our businesses are a safer place."
We contacted Wal-Mart corporate and they say they're looking into the situation.
Another thing that's helping keep those pills out of the hands of criminals is tough enforcement.
Edmonds says if you're caught buying pills to make meth, they will confiscate your car.
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