Wife of Alabama soldier indicted on meth manufacturing charges
August 26, 2008
Cortney Rae Wilson, 28 and Dennis Raymond Griffith have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to manufacture and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cortney and Griffith had been arrested earlier this month when police discovered a fire at Cortney Wilson’s apartment located at Read more
Senator Joe Biden has an opinion about meth labs that may surprise you
August 25, 2008
If Senator Joe Biden and Senator Obama win the presidential election in January, the citizens of the U.S. will have someone on their side in the White House. Biden has a long history of standing behind legislation to combat drugs in the U.S. and he is keenly aware of the crime and health dangers that clandestine meth labs present to Read more
Summit County Ohio agrees to set up an online meth lab database
August 25, 2008
Akron - The Methamphetamine Property Awareness Task Force and the Summit County Council have joined hands to help combat methamphetamine. On August 11, 2008, the Council agreed to adopt the recommendations made by the Meth Task Force to a county-wide system of identifying meth labs.
Law enforcement agencies will now submit a nationally recognized form from the El Paso Intelligence Center to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office when they discover a meth lab. The information on those forms will Read more
How to find a meth lab in Jefferson County Missouri
August 24, 2008
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has posted a listing a meth lab busts that includes meth labs busts from 2007 and 2008. Note that the postings say it contains “some” of the meth lab busts. If you don’t see an address on the list, it does not mean that the home is safe. If you moved in to or moved to a home in Jefferson County in 2007 or 2008, you can check the list to make sure that the home you’re currently living in isn’t contaminated. Sellers and landlords should disclose that to anyone who is buying or renting from Read more
Kentucky meth lab explodes killing 29 year old meth cook
August 22, 2008
Tragically, Joseph Lewis, lost the battle for his life on Wednesday at the burn center at University hospital. Joseph had been rushed to the hospital, on Tuesday, after his meth lab exploded in his Okolona, Park Lake Apartment in Jefferson County. He was just 29 years old.
Firefighters discovered the remnants of his meth lab after extinguishing the fire. Joseph had been using the one-pot method, according to reports about the incident. One-pot meth manufacturing, a method popular Read more
3 active meth labs found in basement of home in Paw Paw Michigan
August 19, 2008
When police arrived to talk to a person who was wanted for questioning by the Van Buren County Sheriff’s department, they smelled odors that led them to the rear of the home, where several people fled out the back door. Three active meth labs were found inside the basement of the home. Five people were Read more
FL Backpack Meth Lab with TN ID inside falls down from hotel ceiling
August 19, 2008
A woman and her fiancee, who had been staying at a Budget Inn in Pensacola, FL discovered a black backpack on Monday that drug investigators have identified as a mobile meth lab. The woman reported that the backpack fell out of the ceiling on to her head, as she exited the bathroom in her rented hotel room. Curious about what might be inside of it, she opened it and discovered that the contents of the bag included Read more
Mobile Alabama police get text tip about meth lab in local motel
August 12, 2008
Police in Mobile, Alabama discovered a meth lab at a Tillsmans Corner motel after receiving a text message from a concerned citizen. Mandy Bonner, 30, and Charles Smith, 23 were arrested at the motel, after police found meth and other ingredients and equipment used to make meth. They also found a Read more
Deputy gets double-crossed in Crossville, TN Meth Lab raid
August 11, 2008
A meth lab cook got the one-up on on a Crossville deputy during a drug raid on 1314 Deck Rd in Crossville, TN. When the deputy showed up at Terry Selby’s home with a warrant, Selby met him at the door. When the deputy asked if he could enter the home Selby agreed but he told the officer that he Read more
Student seeking doctorate degree in chemistry arrested on meth lab charges
August 11, 2008
When police arrived at the Castle Drive, Atwater home of 36 year old Jason West, they found ingredients and equipment that would have enabled him to produce enough methamphetamine to pay for his UC Merced college tuition with millions of dollars to spare. Read more
Methlabs in America
Not a single thing meth is made from is illegal. Ingredients needed to make methamphetamine can be bought in stores in every neighborhood in America. Profits made by selling the drug are at an all-time high, which only adds to the problem.
