What you should know about meth lab trash

Methlab trash contains chemicals that are toxic, flammable, corrosive, and acidic. The chemicals can explode, catch fire, and burn your skin if it comes in contact with them. You should be especially careful not to touch any trash bags that you might see by by the side of the road or a highway.

What you should know about meth lab trash – here’s some good information from the Indiana state police:

Meth cooks are using a variety of containers to manufacture their product. A popular container is the one and a half gallon gas can.

These gas containers can appear to be new,and have been found along the roadside by unknowing people who believe that they have found a new gas can and end up with a working meth lab.
Other Items to be aware of include battery casings, Ziploc style bags, empty blister packs, and containers (pop-bottles, jars, etc.) that contain a granular material.

They may or may not have a tube extending out of the top depending on whether it is a hydrochloric gas generator (HCL) or a one pot reaction. Both of these are extremely hazardous.

Be aware of any type of cylinder found in an odd place (middle of a field, ditch line, wooded area) that has a modified valve. The valve will typically be modified in some way and will have a bright blue color to it.

These cylinders are used to store or transport anhydrous ammonia, which is an extremely dangerous gas when direct contact or inhalation has occurred.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation also provides the following information about cylinders, like propane tanks, that are used to store Anhydrous Ammonia:

Indications of illegal use of anhydrous ammonia:

• Anhydrous ammonia stored in small propane tanks, plastic gas containers or insulated coolers.
• Brass fittings on container have turned blue or green.
• Container has frost forming on it.
• Privately-owned anhydrous ammonia tanks are found with the valve open.

If you live in Indiana, you should call the Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne (260) 432-8661 or (800) 552-0976 (Indiana only) Any questions or concerns about meth can be directed to the Indiana Meth Suppression Section at (877) 855-METH.

If you live outside of Indiana and you find meth lab trash, you should call your state or local police department.

Missouri Governor Blunt wants meth cooks to shop somewhere else

Governor Blunt is on a mission. A mission to drive meth cooks out of Missouri! By signing Senate Bill 724, he has helped to make it harder for meth cooks to buy pseudoephedrine containing products.

Any purchase of pseudoephedrine in Missouri by an individual will now be entered in to an online database by pharmacists all over the state of Missouri. The database will enable pharmacists to see in real-time the Read more

$11,000 of meth found in storage shed

Police in Lufkin, Texas acting on a tip from an anonymous caller, drove to Chestnut Drive to investigate a complaint about strong chemical odors coming from a residence there. When police arrived, they found a shed behind the home complete with surveillance cameras attached. With search warrant in hand, officers entered the shed and found a stockpile of methamphetamine worth over $11,000. They also found hundreds Read more

McAllen Texas gets a wake up call about meth

More than 200 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered by Texas police in June 2008, along with nearly thirty pounds of cocaine and nearly 20 lbs of heroin. Just a few years ago, meth didn’t seen to be much of a problem for McAllen, TX. In fact, the University of Health Science Center of Houston reported that “Meth is more of a problem in the northern half of Texas. According to the 2005 Gulf Coast Addiction study, 55 percent of all the drug items examined by the Department of Public Safety in Abilene were meth-related while in McAllen and Laredo, less than one percent was related to meth production.”

The reason why meth production is not a problem is undoubtedly due to the availability of meth coming from the border of Mexico. McAllen, Texas is a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Mexican border, where meth is easily obtained. The problem facing McAllen now is dealing with the number of people who have become addicted to meth and the problems that go along with it, some of which include an increase in violent crimes, robberies, domestic abuse, and drug endangered children.

Blogger fears motorcyclers may start a meth lab

Here’s an excerpt from a blogger’s article that shows how frequent meth labs have become. Reading it made me laugh, but at the same time I thought they may be right. It’s good to be aware of who is in your neighborhood and be aware of what they’re doing there.

“We have motorcycle people from Nebraska next door and I spend half the time thinking they are okay and the other half picturing them and their local friends as drug dealers and meth lab operators. Last night I worried that they are going to steal some of my objects from the Brown Palace, and maybe the ones from out of state are okay, but their friends from our nearby city looked a little funny around the eyes, and a little too excited about discovering our property tucked down here off the road.” – Click here to read the full article,

Summer Alert: Propane tanks used to make meth

Propane tanks are being used to store anhydrous ammonia.

Big Business: A Meth Lab Owner’s Story

Ever wonder why someone would choose to make methamphetamine? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out – it’s easy money and it gives them a constant supply of the drug they typically become addicted to. One meth lab owner confessed to Newsweek, that he made $200,000 a year tax-free, making and selling methamphetamine and other drugs to his customers. Selling meth can be Read more

Gerald, Missouri: Criminal imposter gets a job as a drug cop

When Bill Jakob applied for a job in Gerald, Missouri, he told police chief, Ryan McCrary, that he wanted to help fight the town’s methamphetamine problem. Considering the fact that Jakob told McCrary that he had been working as a federal drug agent in Illinois, who had a badge, a gun, a fully Read more

Police Chief and wife arrested in Lonoke County Arkansas

Police Chief and former narcotics officer, Ronald Jay Campbell was served with an arrest warrant by the Lonoke County Sheriff Jim G. Roberson on charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, hindering prosecution, and burglary and theft. His wife, Kelly Campbell, was also charged with burglary and theft. Kelly Campbell reportedly also made a practice out of bringing home inmates from the city jail for sex and Read more

Why Tennessee continues to have a methlab problem

The reason why Tennessee continues to have a meth lab problem appears to be pointing to the court system, at least in in the case of a recent drug busts in Spring City, TN. The court system basically gave a slap on the wrists to a person that police knew as a travelling meth lab instructor. Is it any wonder why police and DEA Read more

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