Ogletown Delaware: Home declared safe after working meth lab found

Ogletown Delaware: A home on East Rutherford Drive has been declared safe after a working meth lab was found in the basement by the New Castle County Police. Reports about the incident say that chemicals found inside the home were removed and the home was then declared safe. There is no mention of the home …..Read More

Mississippi: Pseudoephedrine becomes a prescription drug

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On July 1, 2010 Mississippi began requiring that consumers have a doctor’s prescription in order to buy pseudoephedrine; a popular drug among those who manufacture crystal meth. Oregon created a similar law in 2006, which they credit with a drastic reduction of meth manufacturing in their state. According to a 2008 DEA report,  methamphetamine has …..Read More

U.S. Border Security and California Meth Labs

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President Obama stressed greater border security in his State of the Union Address in January, an issue that is directly tied to the illegal drug trafficking of drugs in the U.S. Although, the concept of securing our borders is a good one, I don’t think it’s possible to stop illegals from entering the country, if …..Read More

Kansas meth lab clean up program ends

Meth lab clean up funds in Kansas have ended, according to a report by the Associated Press.  With $270,000 of its $313,000 budget cut, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has decided to end the clean up program. Funding that remains in the  Clandestine Drug Lab Response program will now be spent on closing …..Read More

Number of meth lab busts in TN may change laws again

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Meth lab busts in TN are up by 50%, after the three year decrease that came after the Combat Meth Epidemic Act. TN law enforcement officials say further limits on meth lab precursors are needed.

Identity theft and fake meth lab registry sites

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In my efforts to keep my visitors informed about how to better protect themselves from renting or buying a meth lab home, it worries me to think about how many viewers will go to sites that will give them misleading information. One such site, that recently turned up on the net, requires visitors to enter …..Read More

Meth labs: Nature trails pose new dangers to walkers and hikers

How do you avoid getting busted for a meth lab? If you’re like many meth cooks, you’re not setting up your meth lab in your home or apartment. You’re finding a location far from where you think DEA and law enforcement agents might be looking for a meth lab – in the woods. It is …..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

Warning about Hotel Coffee Pots

Like to make coffee in your hotel room? Think twice before you use the hotel coffee pot. Coffee pots can be used to brew methamphetamine. Whether it’s a 2 star hotel or a 5 star hotel doesn’t matter, unless they’re giving you a brand new coffee pot to use. Remember that meth

Methamphetamine labs not just a rural problem

Meth Labs and meth abusers aren’t limited to the back roads of America. This 2006 report on meth labs in TN says that meth labs are becoming an urban trend. “Meth use and manufacturing, traditionally thought of as rural crimes, are becoming more metropolitan, authorities say. “The trend is more