US Soldiers sickened by chemical found in meth lab homes

Iraq war veteran Russ Kimberling Kimberling is one of nearly 50 current or former Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia who are suing over health problems caused by Chromium 6.

National Guard members from Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia, are among the other U.S. soliders and civilians who have filed lawsuits against KBR, Inc, a company that they say failed to protect their health, while they were working at a water treatment plant for them in Iraq in 2003.  Hexavalent chromium, also known as Chromium-6,  is a chemical that got national exposure in the movie “Erin Brockovitch”, that starred Julia Roberts,  in 2000. Read more

New Hampshire: Feds arrest 11 for manufacturing meth

August 12, 2009 – Nashua, New Hampshire Meth Labs Found: Federal agents announced today that they have arrested 11 people believed to be involved with manufacturing meth in portable meth labs in southern New Hampshire. The suspects include NH residents of Nashua, Candia, and Manchester as well as three suspects who live in Massachusetts.

DEA agents say all 11 of the suspects visited retail stores to buy products containing ephedrine and Read more

Meth Lab Found in Tulsa State Services Building

Tulsa, Oklahoma (August 10, 2009 ) The Tulsa State Services building became a Hazmat scene yesterday morning, when city workers found a meth lab at the bottom of a stairwell located in the building’s south side.  Workers were unaware of what they’d found and decided not to handle it the situation themselves. A Hazmat team was called in to remove the meth lab from the building.

Although the portable meth lab was safely removed without incident, Lt. George Brown Brown of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol was outraged that someone would put so many lives at risk.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS.

Source:

KJRH Channel 2 Tulsa

Albuquerque Police launch “No cash for clunkers” program

Albuquerque, New Mexico:  The ” Cash for Clunkers” program  that cost U.S. taxpayers a billion dollars,  the first week that it was introduced, has some financial experts concerned about when the cost of the program will end.  But, the Albuquerque police department thinks they may have a way to save the government some money and gives vehicle owners free pick-up service too. Read more

Nebraska still lacks meth lab clean up standards and disclosures

Despite a 2006 law, that directed Nebraska health officials to develop meth lab clean up standards by July 2007, the state still does not have clean up standards in place, nor does it require home sellers to disclose their home’s history. Former state senator Ray Aguilar of Grand Island expressed his concern that the standards had still not be created by the state, noting that without regulations in place, the law he helped pass, fails to do what it was designed to do – protect the health of the public.

Nebraska’s reasons for delaying the creation of clean up standards and disclosure requirements have to do with questions about the legality of requiring home owners to disclose the history of their home to a potential home buyer.  Nebraska Realtors agree with Read more

NJ: Tractor trailer driver caught driving $11 million in meth from Mexico

December 2, 2008 – A man driving a tractor trailer was arrested by federal agents for having $11 million dollars worth of meth inside the trailer of his truck; meth that agents say originated in Mexico. Hidden among a truck full of produce, the DEA found plastic containers filled with methamphetamine – a record breaking Read more

North Carolina Meth Labs are rising

Meth labs in North Carolina are increasing. In fact, drug enforcement agents have already made 102 meth lab busts statewide so far this year. That is a 52% increase over this same time last year. Source: “After a Two Year Decline, Meth Labs Bust on Rise“, WXII 12 News

How Meth is getting to North Carolina

Mexican-manufactured methamphetamine, primarily in the crystalline form (Ice), is readily available in the large Read more

Operation Mexican Ice freezes 2.5 million dollar meth operation in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Three men accused of running a $2.5 million meth operation, which stretched from Mexico to Philadelphia, are in custody following a 10-month investigation by the Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI). Attorney General Tom Corbett said the investigation, known as “Operation Mexican Ice” began in September 2008 and focused on the distribution of large quantities of Read more

Meth Bust in Greene, NY: Couple accused of manufacturing and selling meth

A meth bust in Broome County, NY resulted in the arrest of James Kehl, 42, and Terri Sessions, 39, who both lived at 660 Cummings Rd, in Greene. The couple has been accused on charges related to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine. The arrests are the result of a joint effort between Read more

Fostoria Ohio receives funding to demolish homes

Fostoria Ohio legislators hope to clear the city of foreclosed and vacant homes by using the $590,000 they received from funding from the federal government’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Tiffaney Shaver, Zoning Inspector, and the town of Fostoria hope to use the money to demolish 26 properties that they feel are bringing down the values of surrounding residences. Shaver is in charge of how the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds that Fostoria has received will be used over the next two years.

If you’re thinking that you’re glad you don’t property in Fostoria, keep it in mind. Cities and towns nationwide are Read more

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