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An amusing tale for a Friday afternoon
http://myfox8.com/2015/03/13/meth-lab-found-inside-walmart-restroom-in-indiana/

MUNCIE, Ind. — Police found a meth lab inside a Walmart restroom in Muncie, Ind., on Thursday night.

Employees called police at about 11:30 p.m. after discovering a suspicious backpack in the men’s restroom, according to WXIN. When troopers arrived, they found an active meth lab inside the backpack.

Investigators dismantled the lab and removed the chemicals from the store.

Police said the men’s and women’s restrooms would have to be thoroughly decontaminated before being reopened to customers.

Investigators are still working to identify the person who left the backpack inside the restroom.

So not exactly Walter White, but it may in part explain the 'People of Wal-Mart'

There was a meth lab found at the drive through ATM at a local bank here.

Walmart toilet seems logical in comparison.

 Alex C wrote:
There was a meth lab found at the drive through ATM at a local bank here.

Walmart toilet seems logical in comparison.

I dunno, the ATM makes sense. The dealer can get paid really quickly

So... as amusing at it souds, it ain't like someone "setup shop" within the bathroom.

You can literally make meth from a single bottle these days. The smell though is what probably alerted the employees....

 whembly wrote:
So... as amusing at it souds, it ain't like someone "setup shop" within the bathroom.

You can literally make meth from a single bottle these days. The smell though is what probably alerted the employees....

I dunno, meth labs aren't the worst smell I've known to eminate from a Walmart restroom.

 Alex C wrote:

 whembly wrote:
So... as amusing at it souds, it ain't like someone "setup shop" within the bathroom.

You can literally make meth from a single bottle these days. The smell though is what probably alerted the employees....

I dunno, meth labs aren't the worst smell I've known to eminate from a Walmart restroom.

Okay. I walked into that one.



Seriously though... the smell of cooking meths is vomit-inducingly horribad.

Reminds me of a story from the UK a few years ago. Some guy dropped off two potted plants in the lobby of a swish lawyers office. You know the kind, all massive glass windows and almost constant sunshine. He just walked in dressed in a plain grey jumpsuit, popped one of these plants in each corner of the main window and left.

After 6 months or so of near constant sunshine and watering, he came back to pick them up. The staff had been growing his pot for him. I have no idea if this is true or not, but if it is then that took balls.

As for a meth lab in a backpack. I have no idea how bad the meth problem is in certain parts of the States, but that is certainly a novel way of transporting your own stash. I wonder why the person left it there?

A whole new meaning to the term "Wally Walk."

 sarpedons-right-hand wrote:

As for a meth lab in a backpack. I have no idea how bad the meth problem is in certain parts of the States, but that is certainly a novel way of transporting your own stash. I wonder why the person left it there?

The Meth problem is REALLY bad in certain areas of the states. Especially in some rural areas where there is enough wilderness to hide a lab and it's smells.

However, I'm with those who think that "Lab" is a slighly overstated headline the newsroom used to get attention. It's probably just a bottle, tubes, filters,sudafed, lye, batteries, etc in someone's backpack. It's possible the chemicals had already been mixed and someone ran out before they were done thinking they were going to be caught. Meth in a bottle chemicals can be dangerous so that (in addition to the smell) would explain the decon procedures.

Meth labs have a tendency to explode, if not attended to with expert care. I imagine wearing your backpack methlab would be rather like walking around with a live grenade on your back...

 Eilif wrote:

 sarpedons-right-hand wrote:

As for a meth lab in a backpack. I have no idea how bad the meth problem is in certain parts of the States, but that is certainly a novel way of transporting your own stash. I wonder why the person left it there?

The Meth problem is REALLY bad in certain areas of the states. Especially in some rural areas where there is enough wilderness to hide a lab and it's smells.

However, I'm with those who think that "Lab" is a slighly overstated headline the newsroom used to get attention. It's probably just a bottle, tubes, filters,sudafed, lye, batteries, etc in someone's backpack. It's possible the chemicals had already been mixed and someone ran out before they were done thinking they were going to be caught. Meth in a bottle chemicals can be dangerous so that (in addition to the smell) would explain the decon procedures.

This.

I live in a rural area and almost every day or two there's reports of meth "labs" found. More often than not it's just components dumped in a wood.

Police said the men’s and women’s restrooms would have to be thoroughly decontaminated before being reopened to customers.

Probably the cleanest those toilets will have, or ever be in the history of Walmart

squidhills wrote:
Meth labs have a tendency to explode, if not attended to with expert care. I imagine wearing your backpack methlab would be rather like walking around with a live grenade on your back...

I'm not 100% sure of that.

Usually an explosion occurs because the "lab" isn't properly ventilated and it builds up a large amount of dangerous chemicals. A backpack sized thing wouldn't be likely to explode with any force capable of killing. You would certainly be risking dousing yourself with caustic chemicals.

Just when I thought walmart couldn't get any worse

 Great White wrote:
Just when I thought walmart couldn't get any worse

Worse? I mean...look at it this way - at least they've expanded their stock to include rare pharmaceuticals that you can't get at any old CVS or Walgreens.

So, is it just me or is meth something that only happens in the US? I may be oblivious here ( which I doubt, since drugs are my actual job) but I don't think meth is even a thing over here.

Its everywhere. Its just got organized crime backing it up here far more than elsewhere.

As usual, Walmart undercuts the local meth dealers with their volume prices. How are mom-and-pop meth labs supposed to compete?

Walmart is the largest criminal organization in the world if you believe some people.

Meth Lab in Walmart sounds about right.