Tulsa Oklahoma man denies his methlab killed 15-month-old Ayden Jennings

Meth lab fire suspects Ayden Jennings case

Cooking meth for Jeffrey Wayne McBride had become a daily habit, according to Tulsa Police Detective Darren Carlock, who testified that McBride admitted to cooking meth 360 days out of the year. Despite his admittance to cooking meth on a regular basis, McBride denied that he had cooked meth on November 10, 2011, the day …..Read More

Jacksonville, FL: Meth Lab Discovery Forces 200 Guests To Evacuate Homestead Suites Hotel

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Jacksonville, Florida: 200 guests of the Homestead Suites Hotel were forced to evacuate the building on Monday morning, when police discovered a meth lab inside the hotel. Two unnamed suspects were arrested at the scene. This is the sixth meth lab seized by police in Jacksonville this year and the second one within the last …..Read More

New allergy medicine promises relief from sinus congestion and the pain caused by meth labs

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Releva, a new allergy medicine that relieves sinus congestion, may prove to be a significant game-changer in the battle to put an end to meth labs. Using a proprietary formula, known as Tarex™, Highland Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has developed a drug that contains pseudoephedrine , but with one major difference. The Missouri based …..Read More

Kentucky Senate raises limit on pseudoephedrine purchases before passing bill

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The Kentucky Senate passed a bill to restrict the sale of pseudophedrine today, but not before it raised the limits noted in the original bill. In the original bill, Senate Bill 3, that was initiated by Senate Majority Leader Robert Stivers, pseudoephedrine buyers in Kentucky would only be allowed to buy 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine …..Read More

Methamphetamine tied to fire that burned down a tree older than Jesus

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Longwood, Florida: A 26 year-old woman, high on methamphetamine, has been arrested for starting a fire that burned down an ancient Bald Cypress tree that experts believe was 3,500 years old, give or take 100 years. Named after  Senator Moses Overstreet, who donated the tree to Seminole County in 1927, along with the 10 acres …..Read More

Defuniak Springs Florida: Meth lab found in home of six month old baby

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A six month old baby is safe tonight after an investigation by the Department of Children and Families prompted a police investigation in a Defuniak Springs home on Sunday. Inside the home police discovered the materials needed to make meth and the infant, who was inadequately dressed for the cold weather, according to a report …..Read More

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Woman caught snorting methamphetamine in her infants hospital room

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St. Francis Hospital (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Kylie Copeland of Okmulgee,23, was arrested on Wednesday, after someone witnessed her snorting meth in the hospital room of her two-month-old infant. Police retrieved a straw from the room as evidence. Copeland has been charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled drug in the presence …..Read More

Dubuque Iowa: Fire leads to discovery of meth lab at Loras College

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Dubuque, Iowa – The cause of a 3 a.m. fire on Wednesday at Loras College was started by a methlab, according to fire investigators who discovered meth-making materials in a bathroom located in an apartment complex at the school. College officials believe that the meth lab did not belong to any of their students, but …..Read More

Hampton, Kentucky: Three and four year old children test positive for methamphetamine

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Three children, the youngest of which were 3 and 4 year old boys, were removed from a Hampton, Kentucky home where several meth labs were seized. Medical tests performed on the children revealed that the younger children tested positive for methamphetamine. Kenneth Murray and Jamie Bryan, who were arrested at the scene, have been charged …..Read More

Oklahoma: New pseudoephedrine bill receives unanimous approval

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A new pseudoephedrine bill,  that gives Oklahoma pharmacists more control over the sale of pseudoephedrine, received unanimous approval (15-0) on Wednesday afternoon from the Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee. The bill gives pharmacists in Oklahoma the right to deny selling pseudoephedrine to anyone that they feel does not have a “legitimate medical and pharmaceutical need” …..Read More