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June 27
In
Florida A man was caught by his sister-in-law making Meth; she
preserved the image by using her cell phone to take a picture of him
walking up to his house with a glass jar full of bubbling liquid. She
called police and when the deputies arrived, they found waste from a Meth
lab dumped on dirt roads behind the 31-year-old mans house. The glass jar
held 435-grams of liquid that tested positive for Meth. The man was
arrested on charges of Meth trafficking and possession, plus a charge of
battering his sister-in-law after she threatened to call law officers.
In
South Carolina An officer who pulled a car over for not having a
rear license plate discovered the driver didnt have a license. The man
was arrested and officers searched the car. They turned up a trunk full
of chemicals, bottles and other items that comprised a mobile Meth lab.
In
Guam A
30-year-old
man received a ten-year prison sentence after being convicted on charges
of Meth distribution. He was part of a ring that brought in crystal Meth
from Korea to Guam. He was also sentenced to five years supervised
release and to be followed by deportation back to Korea.
In
Tennessee Officers found a
Meth lab at a mobile home where a different Meth lab had been cleaned up
and quarantined two weeks ago. Deputies discovered the latest lab when
someone called to report trespassers at the residence. Inside the home,
officers found some two-layered liquid, consistent with an early stage of
Meth manufacturing. They also discovered more chemicals and equipment for
cooking Meth. A man ran from the area when officers arrived, but deputies
arrested a 32-year old woman they found inside the trailer. She faces
charges of Meth manufacturing, theft and criminal trespassing. This is
the fourth time in the past year she has been arrested for drug possession
or promotion of Meth. Deputies found a stolen car hidden in a nearby
field.
In
Auckland, New Zealand - Police believe they caught the principal
offenders involved in a Meth ring. Fourteen people have been arrested in a
sting on more than a dozen houses. Officers have seized thousands of
dollars in cash, firearms, ammunition and a range of equipment used to
make Meth - or P as it is commonly referred to in New Zealand. The
raids were part of a five-month long police operation.
In
Ohio When a police officer responded to a caller reporting a woman
crying for help, he ended up making a Meth bust. The woman who was crying
out, 48-years old, told the officer her boyfriend assaulted her and took
off in a motor home. A records check revealed that the woman had an
outstanding arrest warrant. She was arrested her and the officer found a
bag of marijuana and a bag of Meth. Officers traced the man and motor
home to a truck stop. When they arrived there to arrest him for assault,
they found more Meth. In all, officers found 130-grams of Meth.
In
Kentucky - A 39-year old man pleaded guilty in federal court to
attempting and conspiring to manufacture Meth and charges of possessing
equipment, chemicals and pseudoephedrine to make Meth. When he is
sentenced in September, he faces a minimum sentence of twenty years in
prison to a maximum sentence of life, plus potential fines of more than
$16-million in fines and supervised release for 10 years-to-life.
In
Alberta, Canada -
The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police are warning that people buying cocaine and
ecstasy on the street in one mountain town are actually getting a strong
dose of Meth mixed in. Lab analysis of recently seized tablets found the
samples showed a showed a one-third to two-thirds ratio of Meth to either
cocaine or ecstasy, respectively.
In
Alabama Authorities investigating a burglary ring arranged a raid on
a mobile home. When they executed the search warrant, they found stolen
jewelry; electronics and firearms and a functional Meth lab.
In
Oklahoma A
man who was
arrested after a state trooper found three pounds of Meth in his car
during a traffic stop pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges. He
faces up to five years in prison.
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