Check the standings! Missouri is on track to lead the country in meth labs seized.The Southeast Missourian figures that this would be the tenth straight time that the Show-Me State has led the nation in meth labs.
Crime Scene KC credits Missouri's "dedicated hobbyists" for the labs. This isn't the big corporate meth labs they have in California. No, this is ma-and-pa meth, and they're on the rise with more than 1,400 labs seized so far, which is up 8 percent from the same time in 2009. Authorities believe that number may hit 2,000 by the end of the year.
Where are the most labs? The Missourian says Jefferson County is
leading the state with 153 seizures with Washington and Jasper counties
just below 70. Shake-and-bake meth making is credited for some of the
increase.
For those not familiar with meth cooking, shake and bake means adding
your meth chemicals to a two-liter pop bottle and shaking it up. The
problem is the bottle heats up and
sometimes explodes (as one Missouri man found out after catching his crotch on fire).
And if all of this wasn't depressing enough, enter the children. Authorities say they're finding more children in homes with labs while making busts. Shocking that meth cooks don't make responsible parents.
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