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August 18, 2007In Indiana - A 19-year-old man faces multiple felonies on drug-related charges after his mother told police he was operating a Meth lab at their home. Police went looking for the suspect after his mother walked into police headquarters and told officers she had found a Meth lab in the basement of her home, along with a backpack with tubing on the end and coffee filters inside it. She told her son she was taking the backpack to the police, he followed his mother and took the bag from her. She went straight to the police station to report him. Officers who investigated the home noticed the strong smell of chemicals as soon as the entered. Police found the young man who told police them he had taken the bag. The suspect later told police another person was actually the one cooking Meth. In California - A probation sweep led to an arrest on Meth charges. Officers found Meth packaged for sale at a home, as well as spoons used for packaging and a scale used to weigh the drugs. The suspect now faces charges of possessing Meth with intent to sell. He was out on bail awaiting trial on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. In
Alabama - Investigators uncovered two Meth labs in one county, and one of
the alleged manufacturers faces an assault charge for reportedly splattering an
investigator with chemicals. The first lab was discovered when the Department
of Human Resources got a call to check on children at a home, and authorities
smelled chemical fumes. Officers traced the source of the fumes to a garage,
where a 31-year-old man was allegedly operating a lab. The suspect ran into the
garage, grabbed two jars and smashed them on the ground; the chemicals inside
the jars splattered one investigator and burned a hole in his shoe. In addition
to the lab, officers reportedly found unfinished crystal Meth. The second Meth
lab was found when officers followed up on a tip. A 28-year-old man and a
24-year-old woman were arrested after officers executing found chemicals and
equipment used to make crystal Meth, 2- to 3-grams of product as well as
unfinished product. In South Carolina - Three people were arrested on charges of operating a mobile Meth lab. The 21-year-old woman and the men, 32- and 31-years-old, are charged with Meth trafficking. One suspect is also charged with driving on the wrong side of the road, driving with a suspended license and driving with a license plate registered to another vehicle. Another was also was charged with possessing Meth with intent to distribute. In Pennsylvania – A former middle school principal will spend at least two years in prison after pleading guilty to selling crystal Meth. The plea agreement calls for him to serve a minimum sentence of two years, while prosecutors are recommending he face a maximum of four years. The maximum won't be determined until the sentencing hearing in October. The defendant worked in the school district for 28-years before he resigned following his arrest. The 50-year-old was arrested during a police sting in February after school hours at the middle school. Police found him at his desk with a glass drug pipe, $200 in marked cash and a bag of crystal Meth; some sources have said he was naked and watching pornography. He pleaded guilty to two charges of felony Meth delivery, for sales in two different stores’ parking lots. He also pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver Meth in his school office. In exchange for his guilty plea, charges of manufacturing Meth and possession of drug paraphernalia were dropped. Because he has no prior criminal record, each charge falls under a sentencing guideline of three to 12 months, but prosecutors are allowed to seek a two-year minimum for drug sales within 1,000 feet of a school. He will get credit for the time he has served, but won't be eligible for release until February 2009. Back to
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