Meth Lab Found in Tulsa State Services Building

Tulsa, Oklahoma (August 10, 2009 ) The Tulsa State Services building became a Hazmat scene yesterday morning, when city workers found a meth lab at the bottom of a stairwell located in the building’s south side.  Workers were unaware of what they’d found and decided not to handle it the situation themselves. A Hazmat team [...]

Meth labs explode in Tulsa, OK neighborhoods

Meth labs and fires are exploding in Tulsa, Oklahoma according to recent news reports and statements made by police and fire officials.   Tulsa police say they have found 37 meth labs as of March 2009, just 4 short of the total number of meth labs they found in 2008.  Tulsa firefighters also reported that the [...]

Oklahoma meth lab explosion claims the life of 53 year old man

Terrence Scott Wood, 53, is the latest meth lab cook to lose his life in Oklahoma, as the result of a meth lab explosion on the 1200 block of South Darlington Avenue in Tulsa. The October 19th fire orginated in the garage behind the residence, where the meth lab chemicals were being stored. However, firefighters [...]

Meth Lab Statistics Oklahoma

In 2008, the DEA reported that methamphetamine from Mexico continues to be the primary drug of choice (other than marijuana) in Oklahoma, particularly the solid form (crystal) of methamphetamine has become more prevalent. Caucasian males and females are equally the primary users. Most of the methamphetamine in the state is brought in by Hispanic organizations [...]

Oklahoma sues N.J. vitamin company for $2 million for selling meth precursor

The state of Oklahoma has filed suit against D & E Pharmaceuticals and its owner Eric Organ for supplying precursor drugs that could have been used to make methamphetamine. The suit claims that D & E Pharmaceuticals and Eric Organ violated the federal law known as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of [...]

Flip that house: Meth lab foreclosures and cleanup costs

Buying a foreclosed home can be a lucrative purchase for real estate investors, who can successfully flip the house for thousands more than they paid for it. But, the growth of meth lab homes in the U.S. has made house flipping much less profitable than a decade ago. Combined with a slow economy, buying a [...]

Meth labs: Nature trails pose new dangers to walkers and hikers

How do you avoid getting busted for a meth lab? If you’re like many meth cooks, you’re not setting up your meth lab in your home or apartment. You’re finding a location far from where you think DEA and law enforcement agents might be looking for a meth lab – in the woods. It is [...]

Oklahoma Senator says landlords should pay for methlab cleanup

Sen. Roger Ballenger, D-Okmulgee, is pushing for a new law to make landlords responsible for paying for the cleanup of their property if it has been contaminated by meth. Currently, no one is responsible for cleaning up an apartment or home if it was used as a meth lab. The landlord is supposed to tell [...]