Clandestine Meth Labs in TN continue to grow
May 13, 2008
Knoxnews.com has reported that Anderson County, TN, is well on its way of breaking a new meth lab record in 2008. In 2007, there were 58 meth labs seized in Anderson county. So far, this year, there have already been 20 clandestine meth labs discoveries according to the records at the Sheriff’s Department. Read more
Rent a House - Gain a Meth Lab
May 7, 2008
Meth labs are a problem not only in the U.S, but abroad too. This YouTube video demonstrates what could happen to you if you rent a house to someone. The home owners, in this case, rented their home out and hired a real estate company to manage the rental. The home owner gained rent money, but got a meth lab home as a result. The realtor denies any blame for what the renters did in the home.
Contaminated Meth lab homes still being sold in Colorado
May 6, 2008
CBS4 reports that some Coloradans may not know they are living in former meth lab:
“Some Coloradans may be living in a home that once contained a drug lab and not even know it. As part of a year-long investigation, CBS4 News has obtained, through open records requests, governmental lists of properties that contained methamphetamine labs that were never cleaned up. CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger found people living in homes that may still be contaminated with meth. Governmental agencies failed to inform them, and unscrupulous homeowners sold the properties without warning Read more
Kokomo Indiana: Meth lab found in storage facility
May 6, 2008
Responding to a complaint about a strange odor coming from the Stor It Mini Warehouses located at 1900 E. North Main St, east of U.S. 31 firefighters discovered all the workings of a meth lab. Inside the storage unit were several propane tanks with bluish discoloration around the fittings as well as other materials needed to manufacture methampetamine. Read more
Meth cook ordered to pay for cleanup in Illinois
May 3, 2008
Thirty six year old, Ronald Seagraves, was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of Methamphetamine; Possession of Products with the Intent to Manufacture Methamphetamine; and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. In addition, he was ordered by the U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois to pay restitution to Read more
Illinois man is given life sentence on meth charges
May 3, 2008
February 29, 2008, was a bad day for 38 year old Monte Gearhart of Pomona Illinois. It was the day that a jury decided that he should spend the rest of his life in prison and pay a $500 for drug crimes that put his own young daughter’s life at risk.
Gearhart, who hasn’t even reached his 40th birthday yet, undoubtedly will spend everyday for the rest of his life regretting that he ever layed eyes on methamphetamine. Every year on his daughter’s birthday, he will feel sad that he will never be able to share another birthday celebration with her. He will never attend the most important events in his daughter’s life; her graduation from high school and/or college, her marriage, or the birth of her children. I am sure that Gearhart never thought it would come to this. They never do, especially when they’re high on meth. It is sad for him, but it is sadder still that his daughter has lost her father because he accepted a deal with the devil, otherwise known as methamphetamine.
The DEA report on Gearhart’s trial and sentencing:
At GEARHART’s October 2007 jury trial, the evidence established that, between at least February 2002, and September 19, 2006, GEARHART and others were manufacturing methamphetamine in Union and Read more
Clandestine Meth Lab tied to WV Teacher
May 2, 2008
With a search warrant in hand, police in Roane County, searched the trailer of the son of a West Virginia school teacher, who resided on her property. During the search of the trailer, police discovered stained coffee filters and glassware, which are common items found at clandestine labs. Further investigation by the police of a dirt road close to the trailer, revealed a burn pile and a suit case containing materials used to manufacture methamphetamine.
As in the Texas story, police didn’t find the suspects on the property when they arrived. Neighbors reported that they witnessed people running from the trailer shortly before they arrived. Police left the scene without an arrest, but they returned later with Read more
Hillary Clinton planned to address MethLab problem
May 1, 2008
Hillary Clinton’s had a plan to address the problem of meth labs if she were elected President of the United States. Here is a synopsis of her plan as it was posted on www.hillaryclinton.com.
Break the supply chain for illicit meth labs by:
Curbing international supply. Hillary will direct her U.S. Trade Representative, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and Secretary of Homeland Security to work with Mexico and other foreign governments to improve regulation and policing of worldwide trade and smuggling of these meth precursors, building on progress over the last few years.
Curbing domestic manufacturing. Here at home, Hillary will give law enforcement the tools it Read more