ACTIVITY THAT MAY BE DRUG-RELATED

                Meth manufacturing produces odors similar to:

	Solvents (e.g. paint thinner, acetone)
	Strong chemicals (acids, alkalies)
	Cat urine
	Any odors that seem out of place for the area should arouse suspicion

                  
           Presence of a meth lab is suggested by:

   Unusual or strong chemical odors

   Containers (cans) of freon, Coleman fuel, alcohol, gas line antifreeze, lye or other                      chemicals

   Copious trash including but not limited to chemical containers, unusual quantities of cold medicine boxes (medicines containing pseudoephedrine, e.g. sudafed), bubble pack, plastic tubing, drain cleaner (Drano or Red Devil lye), road flares, old vehicle batteries, containers for acetone, paint thinner or alcohol, kitty litter bags

   Large amounts of glassware or glass cookware, hot plates, large or small chemical flasks, laboratory equipment and propane cylinders, especially when found in or taken into living quarters

   Residences with blacked-out windows

High volume of short-term vehicle and people traffic at a location, especially at night

Caution! Chemicals used in meth production are extremely toxic. They and meth itself can enter your body through the skin or respiratory tract. Law enforcement officers use "hazmat" equipment and techniques when entering suspected Meth labs. Do not enter a suspected meth lab by yourself. If your suspicians are aroused report the location immediately

Click here to report suspected meth activity.

            Meth trafficing and drug trafficing in general are suggested by:

    Excessive vehicular and foot traffic at a residence, garage, trailer, barn or other outbuilding             at all hours, day and night. 

    Persons loitering nearby, especially at unusual hours, perhaps having conspiratorial                          conversations with other loitering persons.

    Displays of large amounts of money by seemingly unemployed persons or for no apparent                reason.

    Repeated and/or chronic presence of intoxicated persons.

             Report Meth and/or Other Drug Activity

Photos courtesy SINTF

Shasta County Methamphetamine Task Force
A Community Alliance

WebMaster                                                                                           11 January 2008