Meth Lab Busted After Year Long Investigation
The Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), served 15 warrants today on individuals associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine. These arrests stem from a year-long investigation and the seizure of a meth lab in January, 2008.
(Top: photo of the working meth lab. Below: Components of the meth lab.)
The individuals arrested were “smurfing” pseudo tabs from area vendors and providing these pills to a meth cook. “Smurfing“ is a common term used to describe people who travel around the area and purchase vast amounts of pseudo ephedrine tablets which are the main ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Federally-mandated pseudo logs, which are maintained by retailers, were a resource used during the investigation. These logs corroborated the information which implicated these individuals in assisting in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
(Below: Weapons and masks found in home)
During the execution of these warrants an operational meth lab was discovered and seized at 2610 Callier Springs Road. Additional charges and arrests are expected with the seizure of a working meth lab and weapons found on the scene.
“This operation should be a warning to individuals who are purchasing pseudo tabs and are assisting with the manufacture of methamphetamine,” stated Metro Task Force Commander Joey Jacobs. “We are going to continue to use this resource in our fight against the growing methamphetamine problem in our area and will arrest and prosecute violators to the fullest extent of the law. We want to thank the merchants of Rome and Floyd County for their diligence in the maintenance of accurate pseudo logs and we will continue to monitor them for violators. We also want to thank the Floyd County District Attorney’s Office for their assistance with the prosecution of the individuals.”
Agencies that assisted the Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force in this operation include the DEA, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Rome Police Department, Floyd County Police Department, Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force.
A DEA certified HAZMAT team has been called to the scene of the meth lab to collect hazardous materials.
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