Is Methamphetamine Use Declining?
August 13, 2007
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported 6,090 methamphetamine-related arrests during 2005. This is up from 5,893 in 2004 and 6,055 in 2003. During FY 2006, there were 5,395 Federal defendants sentenced for methamphetamine-related charges in U.S. Courts. Approximately 98% of the cases involved methamphetamine trafficking.
According to the Department of Justice -”Clandestine labs have manufactured illicit drugs since at least the 1960s, but the problem has Read more
Dangers to Children Living in a Meth Lab
August 13, 2007
Exposure to low levels of some meth ingredients may produce headache, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue; exposure to high levels can produce shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, dizziness, lack of coordination, eye and tissue irritation, chemical burns (to the skin, eyes, mouth, and nose), and death. Read more
Where Can You Find a Meth Lab?
August 13, 2007
Illegal meth laboratories can be set up wherever activities may be hidden from view, often in locations that are especially dangerous to children, such as sleeping areas, eating areas where food is also stored and prepared, and garages.
These makeshift labs and their dangerous components (for example, chemical containers and electrical wiring) have been discovered in vehicles of all types, hotel and motel rooms, storage lockers and units, mobile homes and surrounding areas, apartments, ranches, houses, campgrounds, rural and urban rental properties with absentee landlords, abandoned dumps, restrooms, houseboats, and other locations.
Meth can be produced in as few as 6 to 8 hours using apparatus and cookware that can be dismantled rapidly and stored or relocated to avoid detection.
excerpt from the Office for Victims of Crime
Lender’s Nightmare: Meth Lab Homes
August 13, 2007
The Denver Post. Com reports that meth lab homes are a problem for lenders. A grandmother who was cooking meth in her kitchen was arrested and put in jail. The savings and loan that had originally loaned her the money to buy the house then foreclosed on the house, when her Read more
Meth Lab Cleanup Costs from an Oregon study
August 12, 2007
How much does it cost to decontaminate a home that was used as a meth lab? Here’s a study on the direct costs of meth abuse in Multnomah County in Oregon. The study by the Research Firm EcoNorthwest reveals that cost of meth abuse in the county is more than all of the income taxes paid by Read more
List of DEA Clandestine Meth Labs in U.S.A.
August 12, 2007
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has posted a list of clandestine meths labs across the U.S. Before you buy a new home, start by taking a look at their list. If you don’t find the house you’re thinking about buying on the list, don’t assume that the home is safe. My son’s house is not Read more
The Meth Problem In Tennessee
August 12, 2007
The availability and demand for methamphetamine continues to increase throughout Tennessee. Much of the methamphetamine consumed in the state is transported from Mexico and the Southwest Border area. Clandestine methamphetamine labs can be found anywhere in Tennessee and are encountered almost daily by law enforcement.
Tennessee accounts for 75 percent of the methamphetamine lab seizures in the Southeast.
These facts are a stark contrast to the problem of a few years ago. The labs that are discovered in Tennessee are generally characterized as small and unsophisticated, and it is the product of these labs most often encountered and seized by law enforcement. These clandestine methamphetamine labs pose a significant threat because lab operators are frequently armed and are substantially involved in the drug’s distribution.
Southeast Tennessee has seen a significant increase in the activities of structured Mexican methamphetamine trafficking groups. These groups Read more
Tennessee Methlab Homes considered an epidemic problem
August 8, 2007
Methamphetamine is destroying Tennessee communities at an alarming rate. In 2000, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency reported 239 clandestine labs seizures in the state. For the first six months of 2004, that number had skyrocketed to more than 1,000, not including those labs seized during the latter part of the year. DCS estimates that more than 700 children will be Read more
How to Buy a Meth Lab Home
August 8, 2007
Hoping to buy a new home to make a better life for your family? In America, all things are possible, they say. If you work hard and get a good education you can live the American dream. But, what happens when your dream home turns out to be a former meth lab? Oh, I know what you’re thinking, “why on earth would I ever buy a home that was used as a meth lab?” Because, you may never be told that your dream home Read more