Kalamazoo County, Michigan sets new meth lab bust record in 2008

Kalamazoo County, Michigan has set a new meth lab bust record for 2008 with the Thanksgiving eve bust of Robert Evans, the father of a 5 year old daughter, who was living in the home at the time of his arrest. The number of meth lab busts in Kalamazoo County in 2008 has skyrocketed since 2007, when they had 27 busts for meth manufacturing.

Dunlap TN explosion caused by one pot meth lab

Sequatchie County Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock told The Chattanooga Times Free Press that the one pot method of making meth was the cause of the explosion that required Stanley Stewart to be airlifted to the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nasville. The explosion that occurred Friday night at about 6:30 pm. resulted in Stanley Read more

Kansas Meth Lab cleanup budget cuts

Contaminated meth lab homes in Kansas may not get cleaned up due to budget problems in Kansas, according to Roderick Bremby, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.  Funds to clean up toxic meth lab homes are on the agency’s chopping block, along with reduced funding for Read more

Dunlap TN meth lab explosion turns up third suspect

Juanita Gray has been arrested as the third suspect in the meth lab explosion and fire that occurred near Dunlap, TN over the weekend.  Gray has been charged with manufacturing meth and the initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine.  She has been named as the person who rented the trailer where Read more

Pullyap Washington: Police officers at risk from meth lab chemicals call it quits

In April of 2007, police officers were called to investigate a possible meth lab operation located in a condominium.  As a result of that investigation as well as an additional meth lab investigation, the police union filed a grievance against the city of Pullup. Their grievance resulted in the city being cited on 6 Read more

Controversy surrounds Utah study on meth lab effects on First Responders

The results of a $500,000, two year study ordered by Utah legislators that was designed to examine meth lab exposure and health effects was announced on Wednesday. The approval of the study was prompted when law enforcement officers filed claims for workman’s compensation, alleging that their health problems were Read more

The History of Meth lab Homes in Utah spans decades

Meth lab homes in Utah are nothing new. In fact, according to reports by the Utah Department of Public Safety, the state has had meth labs for at least 23 years. The number of homes that are still contaminated in Utah is unknown. What is known is that manufacturing meth produces toxic chemicals that endanger the health of men, women, children, and animals.

1985 - The first phenyl acetic acid/lead acetate lab was located in a residence in Salt Lake Read more

Washington State property sales meth lab disclosure form

Property seller disclosure forms in Washington state do not include specific wording for “meth labs”, but they do require the seller to disclose if the property was used to manufacture “illegal drugs”. If you are buying property in Washington state and the seller has checked “no” or “don’t know”, you have three days to Read more

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