Deputies from the Camden County Sheriff's Office, the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, and the Osage Beach Department of Public Safety executed a search warrant March 16 at a residence located in the 100 block of Cliff House Acres off Missouri Route D in rural Camden County.
As a result of the search warrant, precursors used to manufacture methamphetamine were located along with a partial "one pot" meth lab.
Shannon M. Rogers, 26, of Camdenton is charged with 1 count of Attempted Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony, a Class C Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and a Parole Violation.
Bond is set at $30,000 cash and $100,000 surety on the drug charges and there is no bond allowed on the parole violation.
A court date of March 19, 2010 has been set in the Associate Circuit Court of Camden County.
The 'one pot" method lab has become a new trend among methamphetamine manufacturers.
The meth cooks are using this method becuase it is quicker and less treaceable than other methods of manufacture.
It is extremely dangerous, but has become very popular with meth cooks.
Often made in a vehicle, residence or motel room, the one-pot method produces low quantities and low quality meth.
This method involves mixing pseudoephedrine and other readily available chemicals in a plastic two-liter soda bottle.
Once the meth is extracted, the cook often disposes of the waste materials by flushing them down the toilet, burning them, or dumping them along a roadside.
This in itself often causes a hazard for unsuspecting citizens running into discarded labs.
If you come across a discarded container used to produce methamphetamine, please do not atteempt to pick it up or touch.
Please call the Sheriff's Office or local law enforcement agency.
Someone with proper training will respond and dispose of the container.
The chemicals used in the manufacture of this drug are volitile and can cause injury or death.
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