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
Meth Labs appearing in the North East
August 8, 2008
New England sleeps while meth traffickers watch and wait
July 21, 2008
According to the DEA, the demand for methamphetamine in Massachusetts comes from gay male communities in Boston and Cape Cod. Although, the demand for meth is low in Massachusetts, the DEA sees a demand for meth that is migrating in to the general population. Currently, meth is coming in to the New England area through Read more
Australian customs agents find almost 2000 lbs of pseudoephedrine in Thailand shipment
July 14, 2008
July 13, 2008 - The Australian Federal Police seized almost $300 million worth of chemicals used to manufacture the drug methamphetamine, or ice. Three people were arrested, after customs agents found a shipment from Thailand containing 850 kilograms of pseudoephedrine hidden inside Read more
Missouri Sheriff warns citizens not to rely on state statistics
July 14, 2008
In February 2008, 2 meth labs were discovered in Boone County, Missouri. One lab was found in an apartment located at 405 N. Garth Ave., and another active lab was found in the 4000 block of Griffits Lane, northwest of Columbia. Yet, both labs were omitted from Missouri’s yearly report about meth lab seizures.
Four counties in Missouri reported no meth labs. After his county’s meth lab busts were omitted from Read more
The First Global Meth Conference will be held September 2008
July 8, 2008
On Monday, September 15th and Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, the world’s first global conference on Methamphetamine will take place in the Czech Republic in Prague’s Historic City Hall. The Conference will gather together experts from the USA, China, Australia, Thailand, Russia, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Poland, Iran, Serbia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Great Britain and the United Nations in an effort to find ways to Read more
While her husband serves his country, she cooks meth in Alabama
July 7, 2008
Cortney Rae Wilson, 28, and Dennis Raymond Griffith, have been charged with conspiracy to make and distribute methamphetamine in Huntsville, Alabama. Wilson is the mother of two children, ages 6 and 8 months. She is also married to a man who is currently serving in Korea as a member of Read more
Big Business: A Meth Lab Owner’s Story
June 25, 2008
Ever wonder why someone would choose to make methamphetamine? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out - it’s easy money and it gives them a constant supply of the drug they typically become addicted to. One meth lab owner confessed to Newsweek, that he made $200,000 a year tax-free, making and selling methamphetamine and other drugs to his customers. Selling meth can be Read more
Gerald, Missouri: Criminal imposter gets a job as a drug cop
June 25, 2008
When Bill Jakob applied for a job in Gerald, Missouri, he told police chief, Ryan McCrary, that he wanted to help fight the town’s methamphetamine problem. Considering the fact that Jakob told McCrary that he had been working as a federal drug agent in Illinois, who had a badge, a gun, a fully-equipped Ford Crown Victrola, and a contact number to verify who he was, McCrary hired him. It was all a lie. Jakob was actually an unemployed truck driver with a criminal record and financial problems.
What happened during the time Jakob worked for McCrary is an unbelievable and scary set of events. A set of events that prompted an investigation about him, by a Gasconade County Republican newspaper reporter. Read more
Police Chief and wife arrested in Lonoke County Arkansas
June 24, 2008
Police Chief and former narcotics officer, Ronald Jay Campbell was served with an arrest warrant by the Lonoke County Sheriff Jim G. Roberson on charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, hindering prosecution, and burglary and theft. His wife, Kelly Campbell, was also charged with burglary and theft. Kelly Campbell reportedly also made a practice out of bringing home inmates from the city jail for sex and 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.
