meth

St. Louis Company May Have Answer To Ending Meth Labs

Maria Altman — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:26:00 +0000

Not many of us are chemists.

Yet by removing one oxygen atom average people here in Missouri regularly are turning common decongestants like Sudafed and Claritin-D into the illicit drug methamphetamine.

Two Arrested In Major Quincy Drug Bust

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:40:14 +0000

Authorities in western Illinois say a drug bust at a Quincy home turned up more than 500 containers used to make methamphetamine.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Patrick Frazier on Monday told The Quincy Herald-Whig that it's the biggest bust he's seen involving such "one-pot" shake-and-bake labs. Officers also found more than 180 cans of starter fluid, cans of drain cleaner and used boxes of pills that contain a key meth-making ingredient.

A special truck had to be called to handle the meth waste. The building has been quarantined.

Crestwood Passes Meth House Law

The Associated Press — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:58:33 +0000

A St. Louis County town has passed a law aimed at assuring those who buy or rent a home that it is methamphetamine-free.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Crestwood recently passed a law requiring the owner of any structure that housed a meth lab to thoroughly clean it before it can be sold or rented.

Pollution from a meth lab is sometimes so bad that a home has to be demolished. Experts say the chemicals from the drug get into the air and settle on curtains, the floor and furniture. Breathing those chemicals can cause illness.

City may require prescription for pseudoephedrine

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:11:48 +0000

A south St. Louis alderwoman says she wants her legislation that would require a prescription for the common decongestant pseudoephedrine to start a conversation about combating the methamphetamine problem in Missouri.

St. Charles County deputy guilty in crime at meth raid

The Associated Press — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:28:26 +0000

A St. Charles County deputy faces sentencing in October after being found guilty of several crimes while on a methamphetamine raid.

Christopher Hunt was charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of assault and property damage. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a jury delivered the guilty verdict on Wednesday.

Hunt was among St. Charles County officers responding to a meth lab in neighboring Montgomery County in 2009.