Deputies: Suspicious package may contain meth-making materials

[Ian David]

Deputies: Suspicious package may contain meth-making materials
A tackle box two men found along a creek in St. Clair Twp. held a gas can with hoses sticking out of it and a substance inside the can that could be used to make meth.

By Joshua Rinaldi
Staff Writer
Monday, July 23, 2007

NEW MIAMI — A suspicious package found near a creek Sunday prompted sheriff's deputies to scout the area for meth Sunday evening.

Butler County Sheriff's deputies said two males picked up what they believed to be a tackle box wrapped in cloth while they were walking along a creek at Sipps Lane in St. Clair Twp.

Deputies said the males took the box back to their Pueblo Drive home in New Miami and opened it. Inside was a gas can with hoses sticking out of it and an unknown substance inside the can, deputies said.

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The substance inside the container, which weighed less than a pound, could be materials used in the manufacturing of methamphetemine, according to a deputy on the scene. The substance will be tested and disposed of by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the deputy said.

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http://www.oxfordpress.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/23/hjn072307methlab.html

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1. Boy will undergo cornea transplant/He discovered meth lab dump

meth lab dump site are highly toxic-and I have the chemical burns on my foot to prove it...

http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/101230.html

Posted on Thu, Jul. 19, 2007

Boy will undergo cornea transplant
He discovered meth lab dump

By DONNA HARRIS
SUN HERALD
PASCAGOULA --
Mona Leissa Polk's son could be anyone's.
Last week he was an average 9-year-old boy, exploring the woods with his friends, finding a treasure and bringing it home. This week he is undergoing tests and doctors' probes to save his sight.

Isaiah Polk was severely injured when a backpack containing chemicals from a methamphetamine lab dump site exploded, causing second degree burns to his face and possibly blinding his left eye.

Polk said her son was playing with a friend and two cousins about 10 feet into the woods behind their FEMA trailer in Pascagoula when they found a bag. His 6-year-old cousin had it in his hands when Isaiah took it to put it down and it exploded, she said.



Warning signs
The Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County offers a few signs to look for to decide if you've stumbled upon a meth lab dump. If you see any of the following, call police immediately. Do not touch the items because the chemicals can burn through gloves.
• Red gas cans with hoses

• Two liter bottles with liquids

• Lithium batteries

• Red Devil Lye cans

• Drain cleaners

• Dry ice bags

• Ether cans

• Paper towels, coffee filters





http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=6797862&nav=6DJI

It started as child's play, with two boys walking in the woods. Their curiosity led them to a bag. When they shook it, they found a bottle filled with liquid. That's when chemicals from a meth lab dumpsite exploded in Isaiah Polk's face.

"My face was burning," Isaiah said.
That sensation was second degree burns ravaging the 9-year-old's face and severely damaging his eyes.


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Police are finding meth lab dumpsites in the woods pretty frequently. The dangerous chemicals are usually tossed in backpacks or trash bags. In Isaiah's case, someone's trash made it into small, innocent hands.

"This kid is innocent. Doesn't have a clue the dangers he got himself into, just playing with trash down by the river. The sad thing about meth labs is almost every single ingredient is hazardous and deadly. When you mix them together, it just increases," Chad Heck, Asst. Commander of the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County, said.