Navajo Nation's governing council has voted to outlaw methamphetamine

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. The Navajo Nation's governing council has voted to outlaw methamphetamine.The addictive stimulant has become a scourge for tribal police and health officials on the sprawling reservation -- which covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
The tribe's drug laws ban most other substances that are illegal in the rest of the U-S, but made no specific mention of methamphetamine.
The legislation now goes to Navajo President Joe Shirley Junior for consideration.
He's said previously that he would support codes to stop drug and alcohol use in the Navajo Nation, which is home to roughly 200-thousand people.
Violators could face up to a year in jail and be fined five-thousand dollars if the the bill is enacted.
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