Watch Out for Meth Trash Along Roadways

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Plastic bottles, with or without tubes, that contain granular material were used to make meth.
Plastic bottles, with or without tubes, that contain granular material were used to make meth.

Now that spring is finally here, many people are taking walks, jogging and riding bicycles on local roadways. In doing so, they may inadvertently come across the toxic remnants of a methamphetamine lab. The byproducts of meth production are also flammable, corrosive and acidic and could cause an explosion or burns if they come into direct contact with the skin. Officers with the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section say people who cook the drug are using a variety of containers. One that’s become popular is the 1.5 gallon gas can. If you find one that looks new along the roadside, there’s a good chance it’s a working meth lab.

Plastic pop bottles and glass or plastic jars are also used to make meth. An empty container with granular material and possibly a tube coming out of the top is extremely hazardous. Battery casings, zipper sandwich bags and empty cold medication blister packs are also signs of recent meth production. Continue reading →

Hamlet Police Bust Meth Lab, Arrest Resident

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Meth BustA Hamlet man was arrested without incident at his Pearl Street home Sunday night after police there executed a search warrant and found a meth lab. The Hamlet Police Department obtained a warrant for Corbyn Gayheart’s home after an eight-month-long investigation. He’s facing charges of over-purchase of pseudoephedrine, manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine, possession of meth within 1,000 feet of a park and maintaining a common nuisance. The Indiana State Police Meth Lab Team was called in to assist with the cleanup.

 

Look Out For Meth Lab Trash Along Indiana Roadways

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Photos of Meth Labs In Indiana

The milder weather has a lot of people outdoors getting exercise by walking, jogging or riding bicycles. The Indiana State Police warn that its possible people will come across toxic trash left behind by people who manufacture methamphetamine.

Items like empty plastic bottles, discarded gas cans and other containers may be toxic, flammable, corrosive and acidic and could cause an explosion, fire or burns if they come into direct contact with the skin. Troopers from the ISP Meth Suppression Section say one-and-a-half-gallon gasoline cans are popular containers for meth cooks. Other items to be aware of include battery casings, zipper-top plastic bags, empty pill blister packs and any types of cylinders found in odd places like ditches, fields or wooded areas. Cylinders are used to store or transport anhydrous ammonia, which is an extremely dangerous gas when direct contact or inhalation occurs.

If you find any items you think might be meth trash, call your local law enforcement agency or the ISP Meth Suppression Section at 877-855-METH. More information can be found online at www.meth.in.gov.

 

Police Recover Meth Trash from Yellow River

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Police removed this trash left from a meth lab from the Yellow River

Methamphetamine trash was recently removed from the Yellow River in Marshall County by members of the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section and the Underwater Search and Rescue/Recovery Team.

A local fisherman reported seeing several suspicious items floating in the Yellow River near Peach Road and 14th Road that he believed could be trash from a meth lab. Officers searched nearly three miles of the Yellow River and Indiana State Police Sergeant, Trent Smith, said the amount of meth trash the officers found “would make your stomach turn”.

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