California: High levels of meth use tied to shooting rampage in Fresno

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Fresno, California: Aide Mendez, 23,  had  high levels of methamphetamine in her system on January 15, 2012, when she went on a shooting rampage that ended her life, the lives of her two young children, and the life of  her husband’s cousin, according to the findings of Fresno Coroner Dr. David Hadden.  According to Hadden, …..Read More

Roswell Georgia: Mountain Park Elementary Teacher Aide Fired For Misconduct For Forgetting Meth Pipe

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Shirley Robinson, a teacher’s aide who had worked at the Mountain Park Elementary School for 11 years, was fired this week for misconduct after she forgot her meth pipe in a classroom bathroom.  The cleaning crew at the school discovered the pipe inside of an eyeglass-case that had been placed high on a shelf and …..Read More

Georgia High School Students Attend Meth Lab Cleanup Training Course

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Georgia: The students in Jennifer Taylor’s class at Dade County High School became awake and focused when  they walked in to their forensic science class. They had to be – one wrong move and the toxic, hazardous, and explosive chemicals could do irreparable harm to both people and property. Although, the chemicals weren’t the real thing, students …..Read More

New Illinois law restricts offenders from buying meth lab ingredients

A new Illinois law adds new buying restrictions on two ingredients used to make meth. Anyone who has a conviction for meth offenses or anyone violating The Methamphetamine and Community Protection Act or The Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act will no longer be allowed to purchase, possess, or have under his or her control “any product …..Read More

Jacksonville Florida: Meth lab explodes in Park Place apartment building

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Jacksonville, Florida:  On Tuesday night, nearly two dozen residents had to leave their Park Place Apartment homes in Jacksonville, after a meth lab exploded on the second floor in an back apartment located at the  7541 S. Habersham Circle complex. Luckily, no one was injured by the blast, although the whereabouts of the couple who …..Read More

Florida: Boyton Beach Police Officer Of The Year Facing Serious Meth Charges And Prison Time

David Brito, a Boyton Beach police officer, who was named Officer of the Year in January, is facing serious meth charges after an investigation by the DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. David Brito, 28, who has worked for the Boyton Beach police department since 2006, was indicted on Tuesday for conspiring to possess …..Read More

Illinois meth law will place new restrictions on convicted meth cooks

Illinois House Bill 1908, a meth bill sponsored by State Rep. John Bradley (D-Marion),  is on its way to Governor Pat Quinn’s office, after receiving the approval of both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. Once the Governor signs the bill in to law, those who have been incarcerated on meth charges …..Read More

Arkansas pseudoephedrine bill puts sales decisions in hands of pharmacists

The Arkansas House has passed a pseudoephedrine bill (60-31) that gives pharmacists, not doctors,  the responsibility of deciding which consumers have a medical need for products containing pseudoephedrine. Once the bill becomes law, pseudoephedrine buyers will also be required to present either an Arkansas ID or a military ID to a pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians, under …..Read More

Massachusetts: Retired Connecticut Cop Arrested for Meth and Ecstacy

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Massachusetts State Police arrested Richard W. Thunberg, Jr, a 50 year old retired Connecticut cop, after finding close to 2 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Ecstasy and equipment used for drug distribution was also found at his townhouse home in North Gosvenordale, Connecticut. Thunberg, a native of East Brookfield, had worked for the Plainfield, …..Read More

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