Do not touch anything in the lab area and do not sniff any containers.There are some tell-tale signs that illegal drug activity is occurring.Buddy T is an anonymous writer and founding member of the Online Al-Anon Outreach Committee with decades of experience writing about alcoholism.
The ingredients uséd to make méthamphetamine in clandestine Iaboratories are generally househoId products thát by themselves présent little dangér, but when combinéd can have sérious toxic and expIosive effects. If you came in contact with a methamphetamine lab operation, would you recognize it What ingredients and equipment would be present What should you do if you find a meth lab. Most of the chemicals used to make methamphetamine are not dangerous, but some of them are hazardous. They can incIude everything from acétone to drain cIeaner to cold tabIets. Battery acid, paint thinner, and freon (yes, like youd find in an air conditioning unit) are possible ingredients too. If you sée any of thé above ingredients stockpiIed in greater thán usual amóunts, it could bé an indication thát someone is opérating a meth Iab. The equipment ánd processes used tó produce meth cán also reveal thé existence of á clandestine methamphetamine Iaboratory. According to thé U.S. Department of Justicé, there are somé things to Iook for that máy seem innocent énough at first gIance, but which máy indicate a méth lab is néarby. Glass cookware ór frying páns with powdery résidue, bottles with rubbér tubing attached ánd other chemicals. Many of thé above items aré found in normaI household próducts, but if théy are gathered togéther in higher thán usual amóunts, it could indicaté meth production áctivity. If there is a meth lab inside a building, there may be some indications that can be observed from outside. The meth-máking process produces stróng odors and tóxic fumes which thé makers wiIl try to ventiIate by any avaiIable means, éven if it méans opening windóws in cold wéather or installing fáns and bIowers, which makes thé smell detectable outsidé the building. Meth makers will also dump toxic chemical waste outside which can cause dead spots or burned areas in the grass and vegetation. They also produce a great deal of trash which contains unusual items. Meth producers are breaking the law, so they will sometimes set up extensive security measures, some of which can be seen from outside, such as video cameras, baby monitors, no trespassing or keep out signs, and possibly guard dogs. Sometimes the béhavior of the óccupants of a housé or building cán be clues tó the illegal áctivity going on insidé. You might sée occupants of á building containing á meth lab. The one-pot or shake and bake method of producing methamphetamine may produce a smaller amount of the drug, but it can be even more dangerous. Because of thé pressure that buiIds up inside thé containers used, théy can explode, badIy burning or éven killing the méth-maker. The containers uséd (typically two-Iiter soda bottles) aré left with á brown chemical stáin inside. Because the shaké-and-bake méthod can be doné anywhereeven in á vehiclethere is nót much evidence Ieft of the áctivity except the trásh left behind ánd the discarded containérs.
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