Is There A Meth Lab In Your Neighborhood?
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Do you suspect there is a meth lab in your neighborhood?
Citizen's Guide to spoting methamphetamine labs in your neighborhood and what you can do to stop it without the meth heads knowing.
State police say meth makers no longer use anhydrous ammonia
Most of the materials they use can be found at home.
To cover their tracks, meth makers are now using their materials on the go like in cars or at hotels.
"A majority of this stuff people already have in their house, and don't even realize that," says Sgt. Trent Smith. "And some of the other ingredients are easily attainable, and that's why meth has really taken off. I mean you can manufacturer this drug in a matter of minutes."
Instead of using anhydrous ammonia, makers are buying cold packs from drug stores that you have to twist or break to activate. There's a chemical in them that works also.
State police say meth makers no longer use anhydrous ammonia
Most of the materials they use can be found at home.
To cover their tracks, meth makers are now using their materials on the go like in cars or at hotels.
"A majority of this stuff people already have in their house, and don't even realize that," says Sgt. Trent Smith. "And some of the other ingredients are easily attainable, and that's why meth has really taken off. I mean you can manufacturer this drug in a matter of minutes."
Instead of using anhydrous ammonia, makers are buying cold packs from drug stores that you have to twist or break to activate. There's a chemical in them that works also.
Signs of meth in your neighborhood
NO to meth labs
1. Frequent visitors at all hours of the day and night.2. Subjects/Occupants are unfriendly and seem to be secretive about their activities.
3. Subjects/Occupants have plenty of money and pay their bills with cash,yet they appear to have no job's.
4. Appear to have extensive security, such as camras out side of home or "BEWARE OF DOG" Ect.
5. Subjects/Occupants display paranoid behavior and watch cars when they pass by suspiciously.
6. Windows on home are blackend out or covered all the time.
7. Subjects/Occupants go outside to smoke.
8. Chemical odors coming from the house.
9. There garbage contains lots of containers and or bottles,bed sheets,or any material used to filter red phosphorus/chemicals and or coffee filters.
10. Observe chemical like burns or wast dumping in yard.
Chemicals used to make meth and Health Effects of Methamphetamine.
Common Chemicals--- white gas/toluene/ether/Freon/starter fluid/methanol/xylene/hexane/iodine/red phosphorus/yellow phosphorus/sulfuric acid-(drain cleaner)sodium metal/lithium metal/anhydrous ammonia/hydrolic acid/hydrochloric acid/muriatic acid/phosphine/sodium/lye.
Health Effects these chemicals have on the human body.
eye,skin & respiratory irritation,cough,thirst,muscle pain,burns,dizziness,convulsions,inflammation,gastrointestinal disturbances,tightness of the chest,vomiting,nausea,headache,cancer,dizziness,visual problems,stomach pain,kidney damage,jaundice along with causing birth defects and depression.
EQUIPMENT USED TO MAKE THIS DRUG, SOME BUT NOT ALL ARE, Funnels/Cheesecloth/buckets/clamps/Aluminum foil/Strainers/Coffee filters/bottles/Paper towels/Propane cylinders/ice chest/Measuring cups/Towels/Bed sheets/Rubber tubing/Rubber gloves/Gas cans/Hotplates/Laboratory beakers/Corning dishes Ect.
If you think your neighborhood has a meth lab in it , then contact your local police department and speak to a Detective in Drug Task Force. To help always document any lic. plate numbers for the Detective to help in there investigation. NOTE: Meth lab's are not just unhealthy to the human body but they are also very dangerous because they are highly explosive and the chemicals can be deadly, not to mention the violence between drug dealers can be very dangers.
You should be concerned !!
Why you should be concerned about meth labs.
The manufacturing of methamphtamine is very dangerous and involves common household chemical's. These chemicals alone are toxic and when mixed are potentially lethal. Household chemicals can damage a persons kidneys, liver, and the nervous system. These chemicals can also burn skin and eyes, nose, and throat the chemicals used in these meth labs and the fumes that it creates have been known to cause both long and short term brain damage and also cancer along with respiratory system problems. These highly explosive labs not only hurt the users but also have hurt those around the production site. bystanders, neighbors and anyone who may come into contact with the labs. Some meth heads like to experiment with other chemical mixtures, producing unknown mixtures.
The manufacturing of methamphtamine is very dangerous and involves common household chemical's. These chemicals alone are toxic and when mixed are potentially lethal. Household chemicals can damage a persons kidneys, liver, and the nervous system. These chemicals can also burn skin and eyes, nose, and throat the chemicals used in these meth labs and the fumes that it creates have been known to cause both long and short term brain damage and also cancer along with respiratory system problems. These highly explosive labs not only hurt the users but also have hurt those around the production site. bystanders, neighbors and anyone who may come into contact with the labs. Some meth heads like to experiment with other chemical mixtures, producing unknown mixtures.
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Things to look out for !!!
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Othercat
Nov 22, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
- A couple years ago I realized my neighbor was cooking meth in her camper. I called the police but it didn't help. They didn't even come take a report. If they had, they would have recognized the ammonia smell and maybe busted her. 4 years ago I moved to NC and was pleasantly surprised to find out that the law is actually serious about cracking down on Meth here. It makes me feel safer.
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John
Oct 8, 2009 @ 12:28 pm | delete
- They need to start cracking down on Meth labs in the Louisville, Kentucky area and give these people stiff fines and a lot of jail time. The problem is here that if you go to the police about anything involving drugs, they say they can't do anything about it because they didnt catch them in the act. Yet, I have a neighbor that lives in the same apartment complex and smokes pot regularly several times a day and we get the nice draft that comes in through the windows. The local police in many of these cities are more interested in busting the big money issues rather than public safety or other issues. Louisville, KY is no exception and I'm sure that your area isn't much better. Thanks.
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dave frentress
Jul 7, 2009 @ 8:51 am | delete
- Did all that. Took info to the Eaton County sherrifs, Mi., and was told that they were watching the house and had been for some time.( I guess drive by's count as watching.)There is no money in busting a meth house and therefore will continue to watch. It appears as if the local police are a tad bit afraid of drug manufacturers but strongly encourage the citizens to get involved.
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txbountyhunter Jun 16, 2009 @ 7:40 am | delete
- First thing is first, Try and get any and or all lic. plate numbers. Document any and all activity such as on monday june 27,2009 at aproximantley 1pm a gray Ford F150 lic. plate 734GTL pulled in to the address of 8717 cross street white male adult jumps out and goe's into residents for approximantley 3 minuts then returns in a hurry and leaves the area. Ect. If you cannot document all activity just document what you can. Then on a sepreat sheet of paper document just the lic. plate numbers. So you should have an on going report of the activity at the address and a sheet of paper with all lic. plate numbers. If you can video tape the activity that is even better but if not thats ok. Then you should take your info to the local drug taskforce unit and talk with them. If you no anyone in the area that has witnessed this same activity get them to also right a report Now here is the hard part you need to go on and document the ongoing activity and keep following up [in reply to Lula
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Lula
Jun 13, 2009 @ 3:12 am | delete
- I have a bunch of neighbors in my neighbor hood that are cooking Meth and they know that I know they are doing it. I got a hold of the Mayor and they are still cooking it. How does anyone get help to get them out of your neigborhood. I thought about getting ahold of the Governer I don't know if they will do anything. The smell is making me sick and I don't have the funds to move. Any suggestions.
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