Meth Lab home clues that you should know

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

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

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 Read more

Bad news for home buyers: Price of methamphetamine is rising fast

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

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

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

Reader comments about cleanup costs of her methlab home

If you think that I’m kidding when I tell you that cleaning up a meth lab home is expensive, here’s what one of our readers had to say, “I would suggest you ask the health department for a list of certified decontamination specialists in your state and then start calling them. I spent 2 days on the Read more