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Anonymous Tip Line
762-9500
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Methamphetamine Labs
Quad City MEG
Teams up with Crime Stoppers
August 16, 2004
Quad City
Metropolitan Enforcement Group announced a new partnership with Crime
Stoppers of the Quad Cities to locate, eliminate, and arrest those
responsible for methamphetamine labs.
Methamphetamine is one of the most dangerous drugs officers encounter.
This is due to the hazardous materials that are used to manufacture
meth, along with the volatile environment a lab creates.
Officers who respond to labs place themselves in an unstable
environment that has the potential to injure them.
In response to the recent increase in labs, Quad City MEG and Crime
Stoppers have started this awareness campaign. Billboars were
put up in six locations around the QCA. hen a person chooses to
start up a meth lab, he/she places the public, neighbors, children,
the environment, and law enforcement officers in danger. Meth
cookers need to know that law enforcement has a zero tolerance and
that IF THEY COOK IT - WE WILL COME!!!!
If you have any information concerning a possible Methamphetamine lab,
call the Crime Stoppers tip line, 309-762-9500. If your
information leads to a felony arrest, you'll receive a cash reward of
up to $1,000.
What are
indicators of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory?
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Little or no
traffic during the day, but lots of traffic at extremely late hours.
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A strong smell
that might resemble urine, or unusual chemical smell like ether,
ammonia, or acetone.
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Extra effort
made to cover windows or reinforce doors.
- Residents never
putting their trash out or burning all trash.
- Lab materials
surrounding property (lantern fuel cans, red chemically stained
coffee filters, clear glass jugs, and duct tape).
- Vehicles loaded
with trunks, chemical containers, or basic chemistry paraphernalia
like glassware and rubber tubing.
- Laboratory
glassware being carried into residence.
- Inhabitants
smoking outside due to the fumes.
- Dying grass or
plants in a particular area.
Business owners should be aware of customers who purchase or steal
an excessive amount or a combination of the following items.
Any unusual pattern of purchases of these items should be reported
to police.
| Acetone |
Aluminum foil |
| Anhydrous ammonia |
Brake cleaner |
| Camping fuel |
Coffee filters |
| Denatured alcohol |
Drain cleaner |
| Engine starter fluid |
Ether |
| Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine Products |
Funnels |
| Gasoline additives |
Iodine |
| Iodine crystals |
Iodine prill |
| Iodine tincture |
Lithium batteries |
| Lye |
Matches |
| Methanol |
Muriatic acid |
| Paint thinner |
Propane tanks |
| Red phosphorus |
Rubber tubing |
| Rubbing alcohol |
Sodium hydroxide |
| Sodium metal |
Sulfuric acid |
| Table or rock salt |
Toluene |
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