METH LAB 101
FOR THE REAL
ESTATE AGENT
Presented by:
Carlette Anderson,
ARKDECON LLC
Gentry Arkansas
479-736-3222
www.ark-decon.com
THIS IS A METH LAB
AND THIS IS A METH LAB
MOST COMMON METHODS FOR
MAKING METH IN OUR AREA
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PHOSPHORUS - RED P METHOD
BIRCH - ANYDROUS AMMONIA, NAZI
METHOD
ONE POT METHOD – THROW IN SOME
SUDO AND SOME CHEMICALS & SHAKE
1000’S OF DIFFERENT VARIATIONS TO
MANUFACTURING.
CHEMICALS USED TO
MANUFACTURE METH
Aluminum Foil
Energy Booster
Lithium Camera Batteries for the Lithium
Toluene or brake cleaner
Charcoal Lighter Fluid
Bronchodialators
Denatured Alcohol
Hot Plates
Epsom Salt or Magnesium Sulfate
Gasoline
Liquid Heet or Methyl Alcohol
Mineral Spirits
Iodine Crystals or 7% tincture of Iodine
Kerosene
Lacquer Thinner
Wooden Matches
Muriatic Acid or Hydrochloric Acid
Propane Cylinders
Red Devil Lye or Sodium Hydroxide
Rock Salt
Black Iodine
Phenylpropanolamine
Phenylacetone
Starting Fluid
Freon Chloroform
Benzene
MSM horse supplement
Acetone
Coleman Fuel or other camping fuels
Anhydrous Ammonia
Match Striker Plate or Red Phosphorus
Ether
Cold Medicine, Ephedrine, or Pseudo ephedrine
Drain Cleaner, Liquid Fire, Battery Acid, Starting Fluid or Sulfuric Acid
WHAT METH LOOKS LIKE
Powder
Tablets
Ice/Crystal Meth
Rock
What you might see in a house
METH HOUSE
ATTIC IN METH HOUSE
ROOM IN METH HOUSE WHERE
CHEMICALS WERE STORED
Clues indicating lab activity
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Unusual strong odors like ether, ammonia, or other chemicals
Renters who pay in cash
Residences with windows covered
Excessive trash, including antifreeze containers, lantern fuel cans,
red stained coffee filters, drain cleaner and duct tape
Chemical staining on walls and floors
Burn pits, stained soil or dead vegetation indicating dumped
chemicals or waste from a meth lab
Large amounts of household chemicals found in bathrooms,
kitchens, laundry rooms
Fires and Explosions
Hose Vents into Structure
Unusual Security Devices
Lots of Traffic in and out
PROPERTY MANAGERS
In order to avoid renting to those who make meth, take
the following steps:
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Make sure rental applicants complete rental application
Conduct a thorough background check of the applicant, including criminal
background check
Be sure to personally meet each rental applicant and require picture
identification
Take note of any suspicious appearances or behaviors of the applicant
Require a lease
Obtain a damage deposit
Look around your property regularly, taking note of any signs of a meth lab
or other illegal activity
Announce your intention to visit the property regularly
Ask neighbors help in monitoring property
ARKANSAS LAW
Arkansas Act 864
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Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology
Commission Regulation NO. 32
Clandestine Remediation Contractor must
clean up the site if above acceptable levels
Sampling results must be at or below a .05
micrograms per 100 square centimeters
Property owners are responsible for the
cost
IF YOU SUSPECT A METH LAB
CALL POLICE
AND
REPORT IT
LINKS TO METH LAB
INFORMATION
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http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/hazwaste/branch_p
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http://www.justice.gov/dea/seizures/ar.pdf