How drug dealers set traps for first responders
Emergency Management Alert, September 19, 2006
How drug dealers set traps for first responders
In the continuing and very worrisome trend of attacks against first responders, we add this warning about booby traps in meth labs. It is adapted from "Clandestine Laboratory Awareness," from the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Training, Quantico, VA. We saw it while surfing the site of the Meth Awareness and Prevention Project of South Dakota.
Police and first responders are accustomed to the handling general fears of drug dealers. But a person who is both using and manufacturing meth will have increased levels of paranoia, anger and mood swings. Many of them will resort to extreme measures to protect themselves and their labs - security systems, explosives, guns, attack dogs and poisonous snakes have all been found at meth lab sites.
Protect yourself
- Visually check everything before you touch it. Everything.
- Check all furniture before you use it.
- Be careful with electrical appliances. Do not use light switches or interior lights while inside a building. Do not open refrigerators or other electrically charged appliances.
- Do not open any container without first giving it a thorough exterior visual inspection.
- Do not consume any food or beverage while in the suspect building. Chemical contamination may occur through air particulate matter or contact with your food.
Use your eyes, nose and ears when inside a potentially booby-trapped area. Stay alert and be ready for anything.
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