Clandestine Labs

Question 0

What is a Clandestine lab waste site?

Answer 0

a location at which the apparatus, equipment and chemicals that have been used to produce,manufacture or synthesize controlled substances; and/or a location where the hazardous wastes the processes generated have been deposited, disposed of, dumped, or stored

Question 1

What is a Clandestine lab?

Answer 1

A covert or secret illicit operation consisting of a sufficient combination of apparatus and chemicals that have been, or could be used to produce, manufacture or synthesize controlled substances

Question 2

What are the chemicals by type of a Clandestine Meth Lab?

Answer 2

1. P2P Method- General Not used anymore
2. Red Phosphorus or Hydridodic Acid method
3. Nazi or Birch reduction method
4. Bottle Cook or One Pot Method

Question 3

What is a precursor?

Answer 3

Raw Material which enters into the chemical reaction and becomes part of the finished product

Question 4

What are reagents and catalysts?

Answer 4

chemicals which react w/the precursor, but do not become part of the final product

examples: HCL Gas, sulfuric acid, sodium or lithium metal, iodine, sodium hydroxide, red phosphorus

Question 5

What are solvents?

Answer 5

A liquid medium or carrier used extensively throughout the process

Question 6

What are the types of Clandestine Meth Labs?

Answer 6

1. Biker Lab Profile (P2P Lab)
2. Red-phosphorus lab
3. Birch Reduction or nazi Lab Profile (Ammonia Lab, Anhydrous Lab, Sodium or Lithium Metal Lab
4. Bottle Cooks or One Pot Cooks

Question 7

What are characteristics of people operating Labs?

Answer 7

• Operators of cartel super labs are strictly business for money and not users
• Independent labs are operated by user cooks or tweakers - made for sale and personal use

Question 8

What regions of the country are labs common?

Answer 8

• users cooks are mostly rural lower middle class white with little or no training in chemistry (underground recipes)
• meth can be made anywhere