Meth Lab home clues that you should know
November 30, 2007
Meth labs can be set up just about anywhere. They’ve been found in cars, trailers, homes, hotel rooms, and outdoors. Increasingly, meth cooks are using a technique known as the “one-pot” method which doesn’t require a heat source. When you’re shopping for a new home or looking for a new apartment, be on the alert for signs of a meth lab.
Here are some signs that you should look for: Read more
Officers find four children living in an active Missouri Meth Lab
November 27, 2007
BUTLER, Mo. – Butler Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested three people Sunday after a three month investigation by the Butler police department. Using a warrant, police entered the meth lab home and found two adults and four children. Another adult was found in the basement trying to remove evidence of an active methamphetamine lab. Read more
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007
November 25, 2007
Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate)
S 2100 IS
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] and Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Committees - Senate Judiciary
Amendments -This bill has no amendments.
110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2100To require that Federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean up methamphetamine laboratories.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2007
Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. BARRASSO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A bill To require that Federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean up methamphetamine laboratories. Read more
Bad news for home buyers: Price of methamphetamine is rising fast
November 25, 2007
According to a report by the Drug Enforcement Administration “the price of a pure gram of methamphetamine jumped 84% since October 2006.” 84 percent in just over 1 year! There is a lot of money to be made from making and selling methamphetamine now. Addicts can no Read more
Some Idaho residents must live in Meth Lab Homes
November 25, 2007
The Spokesmanreview.com has reported that some residents are purposely moving in to meth lab homes, before they have been properly cleaned and tested. Many people, they say, have moved in to the former meth labs, because law enforcement agencies were not reporting the Read more
Burglary call results in meth lab bust in Minneapolis
November 20, 2007
Officers responding to a burglary call found a meth lab operating in south Minneapolis, according to a KSTP-TV report. Police found meth-making materials in a house on the 4200 block of 1st Av. S. just after midnight. Several people are in custody, the station said. The house was boarded up Read more
Facts and figures about the meth epidemic in America
November 20, 2007
The National Association of Counties found that methamphetamine is the number 1 illegal drug problem for 47 percent of the counties in the United States, a higher percentage than that of any other drug.
Methamphetamine an easily manufactured drug of the amphetamine group, is a powerful and addictive central nervous system stimulant with long-lasting effects.
4 out of 5 county sheriffs report that, while local methamphetamineproduction is down, methamphetamine abuse is not ( 1/2 of the Nation’s sheriffs report abuse of the drug has stayed the same and nearly 1/3 say that it has increased).
The highest rates of methamphetamine use among all ethnic groups occurs within Read more
Methlabs in America
Not a single thing meth is made from is illegal. Ingredients needed to make methamphetamine can be bought in stores in every neighborhood in America. Profits made by selling the drug are at an all-time high, which only adds to the problem.
