Lubbock Police Use Help From Public To Help Crack Down On Meth
Labs - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock    News of a meth house in a
NorthWest Lubbock neighborhood is prompting officials to
encourage citizens to be vigilant of suspicious activity.  "We
rely a lot on the public, they're our eyes and ears. Without the
public we in law enforcement would not be generating into those
crimes that are being committed out there," explains DPS
Corporal John Gonzalez. Those crimes include making illegal
narcotics. Officials estimate they've uncovered at least 20 meth
labs in Lubbock this past year alone, many of those with help
from the public.  A Closer Look at Meth The following links
explain how meth is synthesized, used, and its long term
effects.  Gonzalez says those cases range from smaller labs from
the trunks of vehicles to larger ones in homes. "Narcotics and
drugs whether they're prescription drugs or whether they're
illegal drugs being manufactured, that's a growing problem," he
explains.  One of the main ingredie