Attorney Generals on Meth
October 30, 2008
“The potential exists, however, for domestic labs to re-emerge as the primary meth production source. Mexico is taking significant measures to control the importation of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, and some organizations are now finding it easier to acquire the chemicals needed to produce methamphetamine in the U.S. Super labs are now appearing in the West.” - Wisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, “Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen: We must stay a step ahead in meth fight”, 10/3/08
“If you are not seeing it in your state, hold on. It’s coming,” - Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker (D). - “Import of Methamphetamine from Mexico Offsets Local Progress”, Washington Post, 3/13/07
“Even as we are doing everything we can from the law enforcement aspect, we have a generation of addicts out there. We don’t have adequate treatment facilities. We know how to put people in jail, but I think we all need to recognize there is more to this problem than incarceration.” - Kentucky Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo (D). - “Import of Methamphetamine from Mexico Offsets Local Progress”, Washington Post, 3/13/07
“It is spread between rural areas, suburban areas and cities throughout all of our states.” - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D). - “Import of Methamphetamine from Mexico Offsets Local Progress”, Washington Post, 3/13/07
“I think my colleagues would agree it is probably the ugliest drug that has come down the pike in 40 years. It is highly addictive. It is poor man’s crack.” - Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell (R) - “Import of Methamphetamine from Mexico Offsets Local Progress”, Washington Post, 3/13/07
“Meth abuse in Colorado has risen to extremely dangerous levels. The damage meth inflicts on our communities and economy is immeasurable. - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers.- “Attorney General Suthers Announces State’s Largest Effort To Combat Methamphetamine Abuse, 07/25/2006
“Methamphetamine is a cancer eating away at our state. Meth impacts families, communities and the environment and it’s crucial we bring this problem under control. - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, ‘”McKenna names members of Attorney General’s Meth Task Force” , 8/2/05
Horses help Indiana police find rural meth labs
October 21, 2008
Cole Puffinburger kidnapping tied to grandfather, meth, stolen money, and a Mexican drug cartel
October 20, 2008
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A Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus driver is being hailed as a hero today for finding six-year old, Cole Puffinburger. Sadly, the reason why Cole was abducted from his Las Vegas home last Wednesday, is rumored to be the result of his grandfather’s ties to meth, money, and a Mexican drug cartel. (click more to see video)
Police suspect that Cole Puffinburger’s abduction was intended to send his Clemens Tinnemayer, 51, his maternal grandfather, a clear message. Clemens Tinnemayer is suspected of stealing between $8 million and $20 million dollars in drug trafficking money from his Mexican meth suppliers. The FBI arrested Tinnemeyer was arrested on Friday for being a “person of interest”.
Tinnemeyer’s neighbors said that up until about 2 years ago, it was common to see cars coming and going from the home that he’d and his wife had lived in for nearly 20 years. Clemens told neighbors that he had a recording studio behind his home and public records show him tied to businesses called Bomber Records Inc., C&C Weston Inc. and Salita Records Inc.
By 2001, neither Tinnemeyer’s carpenter skills or his recording studio, or his wife’s monthly earnings of $3800 for her lunch room job at the local elementary school, were enough to keep up with their mounting debts. Tinnemeyer and his wife filed for bankruptcy in 2001 listing liabilities of nearly $330,000. Listed assets amounted to just over $225,000. Tinnemeyer and his wife also listed three mortgages on their Las Vegas home and thousands of dollars in credit card debt.
Neighbors also say that it wasn’t unusual for their grandson, six-year old, Cole Puffinburger, to spend time with his grandmother at the Tinnemeyer home. But in May of this year, they say Clemens Tinnemeyer left in a motor home and never returned. When a black pickup truck pulled in to the driveway on Sunday, they say no one ever came to the door to see who was parked outside.
Toxic trash left behind by renter puts landlord and public in danger
October 2, 2008
This Fox news story is just one more reason why it’s so important to recognize the signs of a meth lab. Monica Page, a landlord in Collierville, TN, put her own life at risk when she cleaned out her evicted tenant’s home. (Note: a short advertisement appears before this video begins. Click on the X to remove the banner ad so you can see the full video.)
She also put the public at risk, when she disposed of the trash by placing it at the curb for city sanitation workers to pick up during their weekly trash pick up. Police also put the public at an increased risk by ignoring her calls to them about the toxic trash. Chemicals used to make methamphetamine are not only highly toxic, they explode without warning.
Flint Michigan inventor suspected of operating a meth lab
September 28, 2008
A process server who had come to the home of 54 year-old, Joseph Donnelly, noticed something unusual about his home. Something so unusual, that it required he make a 911 call to the local police. When police and firefighters responded to the call for help, they discovered containers of unmarked chemicals and equipment - the makings of a meth lab. But, a search of the home for meth came up empty. It didn’t surprise Donnelly. He was making something that he knew was worth much more than methampethamine. Read more
Ingredients used to make meth
September 22, 2008
Every ingredient used to make meth is legal to purchase. Meth cooks will have an unusual amount of these ingredients. After they use the ingredients to make meth, the empty containers need to be disposed of. Some meth cooks throw the containers out in their regular trash, while others throw their trash Read more
Discovery of a mescaline lab in Yucaipa California home raises concerns about contaminated homes
August 30, 2008
An investigation about forged prescriptions led police to the 33800 block of Lincoln Drive in Yucaipa, California, where they discovered glass tubing, chemicals, and a white powder - items typically found in a home or other property being used to make meth. But, something besides meth was being manufactured in this home, something that now raises further concerns about contaminated homes. 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
Washington Senator asks for $1 million to help fight meth
July 2, 2008
Washington Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, has announced that she wants $1 million in federal funding to support the efforts of the Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative. The 2009 Senate Commerce, Justice, & Science Appropriations Bill, which contains the funding she hopes to receive, has gone to the Senate for their full consideration.
For more information, please visit Senator Murray’s website
Georgia Mayor Dr. Walter Sandlin’s son facing meth lab charges
July 2, 2008
Joseph Sandlin, son of Lake Park, Georgia Mayor Dr. Walter Sandlin, has been charged charged with possession of meth, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and during a commission of a crime, and possession of tools for a crime by the Echols County Sheriff’s department.
Inside his car, Echols County Sheriff’s Deputy’s found the components of a methamphetamine laboratory, a small amount Read more