METH PROBLEMS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CREATE A BIG NEED FOR A CLEANUP SPECIALIST

Since methamphetamines have become popular among illicit drug users, Southeast Missouri has gained the reputation as the region that produces the most meth in the state.

The main reason for it is because the area offers so many isolated areas in which methamphetamines can be made in labs out of public view.

To help with the cleanup of labs uncovered by police, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has assigned an on-scene coordinator to 24 Southeast Missouri counties.

The coordinator, Randy Carter, is stationed in Poplar Bluff and is one of only three coordinators assigned in Missouri. The others are at Springfield and Kansas City.

Carter specializes in cleaning up and disposing of the nasty ingredients used to produce meth, a task law enforcement officers aren't trained to do.

With the meth-production problem as big as it is across the region, the DNR was wise to provide someone with such expertise.