Alabama meth lab clean up money disappears

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Methlab clean up money in Alabama, once obtained by the state from from federal funding grants, will no longer support the clean up of meth labs in the Heart of Dixie state.  Alabama Sheriff’s report that the cost of having chemicals removed from a single meth lab can be anywhere  between  $1,500 and $5,000. According …..Read More

Alabama: Meth Lab bust in Madison County sets new state record

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Madison County, Alabama: The Madison County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit and the Huntsville STAC team set a new state record on Wednesday night when they discovered over 200 one-pot meth labs in a garage attached to a home on Elkwood Section Road. Jerry Whitt, 36, met the law enforcement team with a rifle in his …..Read More

Russellville Alabama: Greenwood Inn motel for sale

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Greenwood Inn in Russellville Alabama is up for sale. The selling price has been listed as $1,800,000.  Buyers and vacationers should be aware that a meth lab was found at this motel, despite the fact that the listing for the property doesn’t mention it. Officers found a one-pot meth lab in a bathroom at the …..Read More

Mobile, Alabama: Pine Trace Apartments meth lab explosion

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Mobile, Alabama (Sept. 1, 2009): Police suspect that a meth lab is responsible for an explosion in an apartment at Pine Trace Apartments on Schaub Avenue in the Pinehurst subdivision in Mobile. Police and firefighters held back news reporters, as the smell of chemicals filled the air surrounding the blast. One man was taken to …..Read More

AL: Kids find meth lab cooler in the woods and bring it home

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7/23/09 Two boys in Marshall County, Alabama were riding their four wheelers in the woods near their home this week, when they found a cooler containing a portable meth lab. The mother of one of the boys says her son came home with the cooler and said “mom, I think I found some meth”. Inside …..Read More

Alabama: Two meth labs explode in Bayou La Batre

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Bayou La Batre, Alabama was in the news for the second time this month, because of meth lab explosions. When the first meth lab exploded, just about two weeks ago in room 110 of the Bayou La Batre Inn and Suites motel, Bayou Police Corporal Jason Edwards said it was a first for the city. …..Read More

Alabama meth lab explosion at Bayou La Batre Inn and Suites

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This is a video of an Alabama meth lab explosion that began in room 110 in the Bayou La Batre Inn and Suites motel, blasting the wall nearly 25 feet into the motel parking lot. Carlton Palmer was burned on 35% of his body as a result of the explosion that startled room renters who …..Read More

Weaver Alabama girl drinks meth lab acid stored in Sprite bottle

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Weaver, Alabama: Eleven year old Kristen Michelle Kelley was changed forever on February 13, 2009 – that was the day that she drank hydrochloric acid from the Sprite soda bottle that she found on the ground just outside of her cousin’s trailer. (picture) Kristen, like other children who are living with meth addicts and meth …..Read More

M is for Meth Lab: Missouri ranks #1 for meth lab busts

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According to reports that AP obtained  from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the DEA,  when it comes to meth lab busts, no other state even came close to Missouri. During the first quarter of 2009,  reports show that Missouri had over 3 times the amount of meth lab busts than Mississippi, who came in …..Read More

K-9 Dogs help police to sniff out mobile meth labs

Police efforts to crack down on meth lab homes in communities across America have spurred meth lab operators to take their business on the road. In this video, police in Summerdale, Alabama discovered a mobile meth lab during a routine traffic stop, with the help of a K-9 dog. On board the vehicle, police found …..Read More