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In
Wisconsin - Authorities are searching for a 34-year-old man wanted in
connection with a home Meth lab. Police officers discovered the lab while
they were looking for a runaway. Officers discovered a 14-year-old girl
and placed her with a relative for her safety; they also found about a
half-ounce of finished Meth and tanks of anhydrous ammonia, drain cleaners
and acids. Police suspect at least two people were involved.
In
Mississippi - A Sheriff's Department announced the November 29 discovery
of a home Meth lab. A 38-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were arrested
on outstanding narcotic charges. When the deputies went to their home to
serve the warrants, they discovered the Meth lab in a shed behind the
house. The suspects’ three children were found in the home and were placed
with family members.
In
Ohio - Acting on an anonymous tip Akron Police responding to an anonymous
tip busted an operating Meth lab. The homeowners, a 43-year-old man and a
38-year-old woman, were arrested at the home; a 42-year-old man who was
also at the home was arrested. They are all charged with Meth
manufacturing, illegal possession of chemicals, drug abuse, possession of
drug paraphernalia and child endangering. The couples’ two children were
in the house when officers raided the home. They are now in county
custody.
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Tennessee - An arrest for outstanding warrants led to a Meth lab bust.
When law enforcement showed up to arrest a man who has outstanding
warrants in Georgia and California, he tried to barricade himself in the
basement. He eventually was arrested without incident, but then officers
discovered materials for cooking Meth and some product in various stages
of cooking. Three children lived in the home and were placed in
protective custody.
In Wisconsin - A 38-year-old man was convicted on four felony charges, 10
months after authorities looking for child pornography at his home found
chemicals stolen from his employer being used in Meth production. The
defendant pleaded no contest to two counts of possession of child
pornography and counts of maintaining a drug manufacturing place and
theft.
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Ohio - Two children were removed from their home when their parents, a
43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, were accused of running a Meth
lab. Officers checking out a tip discovered the Meth lab inside the
home. A 42-year-old man was also arrested. The children were placed with
child services.
In
Oregon - A 35-year-old man charged with endangering his 2-year-old
daughter by carrying Meth lab materials in the trunk of his car while she
was in the backseat was sentenced to nearly four years in prison. He was
found guilty of Meth possession and child endangerment charges. He may be
released in as little as ten months, pending completion of a treatment
program and good behavior.
In
Alaska - An 11-year-old boy brought nearly half a gram of Meth to his
elementary school and may face juvenile charges. He found the Meth at his
home, where his family had recently moved. The boy told authorities he
thought the substance was salt, but the boy's friends said they were told
the substance was Meth. Tests confirmed it was indeed Meth – in a highly
pure form. The school principal said no one took the drug.
In Indiana – A 28-year-old man is charged with manufacturing Meth and
engendering the welfare of a minor. Police raided a Meth lab in a trailer
home and discovered the lab. Several small children were in the home at
the time of the raid. Four other people face charges of endangering the
welfare of a minor and possession of marijuana.
In
Washington – Three children ages 5, 16 and 17, escaped a fire in their
apartment and were taken into protective custody by the Child Protection
Services. Their mother admitted that the fire started while she was
cooking Meth in the apartment. She was treated for second degree burns on
her hands, then arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson, first-degree
reckless burning and Meth manufacturing. The fire caused between $100,000
and $150,000 in damage to the apartment complex.
In Florida – Sheriff’s officers and agents from the Drug Enforcement
Administration shut down a major, well-organized Meth lab. When they
executed a search warrant at a trailer home, they found a Meth lab they
described as much larger and better organized than usual, with chemicals
in locked cabinets. Officers estimate the lab was capable of turning out
about seven grams during a single cook. Two adults were in the trailer at
the time and were taken into custody; officers are still looking for
another suspect. They will all be charged with multiple felony
Meth-related charges. Officers also found a 16-year-old in a makeshift
shed behind the trailer.
In
Idaho – Emergency room doctors called police after becoming suspicious
that a toddler had been given drugs. The parents of the two-year-old girl
brought her in because she was "fussy". A toxicology test showed the girl
had Meth in her system. The child's mother was cited and her father was
taken to jail for suspicion of minor injury to a child, but the charge may
be changed to a felony. The little girl’s grandmother has been jailed for
resisting and obstructing the investigation for refusing to allow police
to question her son. The girl and her sibling were placed in protective
custody.
In
California – A 24-year-old man out for a walk with his four-year-old child
was picked up on Meth charges. When officers arrested him, he allegedly
was carrying a loaded semiautomatic handgun and crystal Meth. When
investigators executed a search warrant at his home, they found more
crystal Meth, digital scales and surveillance cameras. The suspect is
charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of
a firearm with narcotics, maintaining a residence for the purpose of
narcotics sales and child endangerment.
In Michigan – A 50-year-old man who is in his third term as a
township supervisor may have to step down as he and his wife face felony
drug charges for allegedly running a Meth lab on their property. Drug
investigators went to their home in October and found a fairly
sophisticated home Meth lab. Officers described the lab as set up to make
enough Meth for distribution. The woman admitted her husband knew she was
cooking Meth in their home. Child Protective Services removed the
woman’s young daughter from the home.
In
Arizona – When a police officer pulled over a pickup truck for a routine
violation, he thought he’d be handing out a simple ticket. Instead, he
made a Meth bust. The man driving the truck and his girlfriend were
stopped for a burned out license plate light. The woman was holding her
infant daughter on her lap. The officer asked her to put the baby into
the car seat and requested the man to get out of the truck. Police saw
the woman tuck something into the baby’s blanket. When questioned, she
admitted hiding Meth and paraphernalia on the baby. The officer found
more than eight-grams of crystal Meth hidden on the baby. The adults were
arrested on multiple drug charges; the baby was turned over to her
maternal grandmother.
In
Oregon – A 41-year-old man was arrested after police found him in
possession of about an ounce of Meth and cocaine. When they picked him
up, the suspect was on probation. He was arrested in May after police
found nearly a half-pound of Meth and cocaine in his home. His children,
11- and 2-years old, were taken into protective custody.
In
Arizona – A former elementary school teacher who was arrested for using
Meth with her boyfriend reached a plea settlement. The 46-year-old agreed
to a change of plea that requires her to complete a drug treatment
program. If she successfully finishes the program and is not arrested
again, her charges would be dropped to a single misdemeanor. The
fourth-grade teacher had faced felony charges of possession and use of
Meth and drug paraphernalia. He boyfriend, in addition to charges of
possession/use of dangerous drugs and paraphernalia, also faces two count
of child abuse. According to police, the couple was using Meth in his
home while his two 9-year-old children were present. |
