A meth lab prevention bill, proposed by Kentucky Representative Brent Yonts, hopes to keep pseudoephedrine out of the hands of meth-makers, but hope isn’t likely to put an end to the state’s growing meth lab problems. The debate over Yonts’ bill, which would prohibit those convicted of meth crimes from buying pseudoephedrine without a doctor’s …..Read More
Somerville, MA: Irina Kristy, a 74 year old professor who taught at Boston University and Suffolk University, has been arrested for operating a meth lab out of her home. According to statements made by Middlesex District Attorney office spokeswoman Cara O’Brien to the Boston Globe, Professor Kristy will be charged with “distribution of meth, conspiracy to …..Read More
Grigory Genkin, 29, and his mother Irina Kristy, a Suffolk University math professor, walked out of court on Monday after Judge Maurice Flynn reduced Genkin’s bail to $1,000. His lawyer entered a not guilty plea, in his client’s behalf. Genkin, who is facing charges of distributing meth and conspiracy to violate drug laws near a …..Read More
Gregory Genkin, 29, son of a Suffolk University math professor, turned himself in to police on Friday, following what police have confirmed as a meth lab bust at his home on Monday. Genkin, who lived on the second floor of the home at 19 Oxford Street was not at home when the bust occurred. Genkin …..Read More
Somerville, MA: Police, DEA agents, firefighters, a hazmat team, and helicopters all converged on an Oxford Street home in Somerville, around 9:45 this morning , surprising neighbors and the owner of the home, Irina Kristy. Kristy, a Suffolk University Math Professor, who lives on the second floor of the duplex home with a grown son, …..Read More
A Michigan judge has ordered Ray Robinson, 51, from Alma, to pay his landlords more than $20,000 for contaminating their house with meth lab chemicals, in return for a delayed sentence. Robinson’s $21,000 methlab cleanup bill includes the cost of removing meth lab contamination from the home’s HVAC system and replacing other items in the …..Read More
Oklahoma: Wagoner Mayor, James Jennings, won’t be repealing the pseudoephedrine prescription ordinance that was passed in his city, earlier this year. Despite a recent opinion ruling by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office that deemed the ordinances in Wagoner, Okmulgee, Holdenville, and McAlester to be illegal, the pseudoephedrine ordinance in Wagoner will remain in effect, according to …..Read More
Indiana may set another new record for meth lab seizures this year, if current trends continue. Last year, Indiana law enforcement found 1, 346 meth labs, three more than the 1,343 meth labs it seized in 2009. By June of this year, State police had already seized 741 meth labs, a troubling sign considering those …..Read More
On Monday, St. Charles County joined over 45 cities and towns in Missouri that require consumers to have a doctor’s prescription to buy any form of pseudoephedrine, including gel caps. The new law, which is expected to take effect within a month, will effect 56 pharmacies located in St. Charles county. Passage of the prescription …..Read More
Missouri (7/13/11) : In a unanimous show of support, Festus City Council members passed a city-wide ordinance on Wednesday that restricts the sale of pseudoephedrine only to those with a doctor’s prescription. Festus is the third city in Jefferson County to pass a PSE prescription law in an effort to protect their community from the …..Read More
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