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News (Media Awareness Project) - US NC: NC Meth Lab Busts Drop
Title:US NC: NC Meth Lab Busts Drop
Published On:2006-04-04
Source:Charlotte Observer (NC)
Fetched On:2008-01-14 08:44:50
NC METH LAB BUSTS DROP

Police Credit Controls On Sale Of Cold Medicines Used In Making Drug

RALEIGH - The number of methamphetamine labs busted by police in
North Carolina dropped by a third in the first three months of 2006,
a decline officials credited Monday to a new state law that restricts
the sale of cold medicines used to make the addictive drug.

Authorities discovered 62 meth labs between Jan. 15, when the law
took effect, and the end of March, compared with 91 labs in the same
period of 2005, Attorney General Roy Cooper said.

"We still have them with us, but this new law appears to be working
because it's much more difficult for criminals to get the main
ingredients to make meth," Cooper said. "We were hoping to see quick
results and we're seeing results."

In March alone, police raided 14 labs in 2006, compared with 40 labs
found last year and 33 in 2004, according to state figures. For the
entire first quarter, officials found 73 labs this year, compared
with 108 last year and 81 in 2004.

The new law requires anyone who buys cold tablets containing
pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, such as Sudafed, to show a photo ID at
a store counter and sign a log. Most liquid, gel-capsule and
children's forms of the medicines, not generally used to make the
drug, remain freely available.

North Carolina in 2004 toughened the penalties related to
manufacturing the drug and making it in front of children, but had
seen limited success in reducing the number of meth labs.

Methamphetamine -- also called crank, speed or ice -- is cheap to
make and often "cooked" in homes, cars or motels. Nine meth labs were
found in North Carolina in 1999; 328 labs were found in 2005. Many of
the busts were in N.C. mountain and foothills counties.
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