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Friday, April 27, 2012

Part 2: Is Meth Moving Into Your Neighborhood?

A drug agent had a meth lab explode in his face and tells Patch it could happen to any curious child. He said criminals are coming to St. Louis County to buy pseudoephedrine and that means meth is being made here too.

Franklin County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Jason Grellner makes finding meth his mission. He's the President of the Missouri Narcotics Association and the Unit Commander of the Franklin County Narcotics Unit which works in conjunction with the St. Louis County Drug Taks Force. He's been busting meth labs since 1997, but all that experience did not prevent a "shake and bake" meth lab from exploding in his face. "I'm missing 27 percent of my lungs. I lost 27 percent of my lung capacity in 2002. I opened a container sitting in a driveway," Grellner tells Patch. If that can happen to an experienced drug agent, Grellner said it can happen to any curious child who stumbles upon a plastic bottle or an adult who is picking up what is thought to…

cassi mohesky

7:43 am on Thursday, May 24, 2012

well let me start off by saying that this "well trained" officer is one who was forced to resign in kansas city a number of years ago for falsifying evidence, strong arming and other intolerable actions. what well trained officer would crack the top on ANY container thats laying in the driveway of a residence that has been caught manufacturing? im no expert but my common sense would tell me not …   more ›

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Part 1: Is Meth Moving Into Your Neighborhood?

If you ask the president of the Missouri Narcotics Association who's been tracking meth down for more than 15 years, the answer is "Yes."

Franklin County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Jason Grellner makes finding meth his mission. He's the President of the Missouri Narcotics Association and the Unit Commander of the Franklin County Narcotics Unit which works in conjunction with the St. Louis County Drug Task Force. Grellner said meth started showing up in the St. Louis area in 1996. That is 20 years after the FDA changed the drug pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that is also the key ingredient for making meth, from requiring a prescription to an over-the-counter drug. The FDA made that change in 1976. "Missouri has been the leader in meth labs for over a decade. 2010 was the only year we weren't ranked number one, Tennessee took us over and we were back as number one in 2011…

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