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OnePot

(Shake&Bake)

MethamphetamineLabs

WhatThisPresentation Is

Briefoverviewofonepotmethamphetaminelabs

Descriptionofsomeoftheirhazards

Labidentification

WhatThisPresentation IsNot

Thisisnottrainingonhowtotakedownandprocessamethlab!

Toprocess

ameth

lab,

you

need

a40

hour

Hazwopper

class. Ifyouragencysendsyououttoprocessamethlab

withoutthistrainingandyougetinjured,youragencyhas

somerealliabilityproblems.

FirstRespondertrainingisan8hourcourse.

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OnePotlabsconvertpseudoephedrineinto

methamphetamine

OnePotLabs

areaderivative

oftheNazimethod

NaziLabs

ThreeKeyIngredients

Ephedrine/Pseudoephedrine

Lithiummetal(PhotoBatteries) Sodiummetalworksalso,butisrarelyused.

AnhydrousAmmonia

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LawEnforcementTargetsAnhydrous

Ammonia

Nonapproved

Container

Law

StakeoutCOOPfertilizerlots

TankLocks,AdditivestoAnhydroustopreventsynthesis,DyestoAnhydroustanks

DIYAnhydrousAmmonia

AmmoniumNitrate

orAmmoniumSulfate

+ SodiumHydroxide(RedDevilLye)

+ (alittle)water

= AnhydrousAmmonia

AmmoniumNitrateCold Packs (gets cold when mixed with water) Urea based

cold packs sort of work but not very well.

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AmmoniumNitrate

Clandestine cooksare starting to usefertilizer sticks inplace of the cold

packs.

ObtainingPseudoephedrine

ObtainingPseudoephedrineSomestatesarecontrollingand/ormonitoring thesaleofpseudoephedrine.

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PreparingPseudoephedrineTablets

Tabletsaregroundup,

andoccasionally

extractedwithsolvent.

ObtainingLithium

Lithium isremoved from

readily

available

Lithium

batteries.

ObtainingLithium

Peeledbattery

Lithiumismetalstrip

infront.

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OnePotMethamphetamineProduction

Campstovefuelismost

commonin

Kansas.

Startingfluidisoften

usedasasolventforthe

reaction.

Startingfluidifvery

flammable.

OnePot/Shake&Bake

Allingredients(includingflammablesolvents,

lithiumandasmall

amountofwaterare

addedtoasingle

container

NOTE: Lithium reacts violentlywhen it comes into contact with

water

OnePot/Shake&Bake

Afterreactiontakesplace,the

methamphetamine

willbeintheliquid

layer.

Theliquidisgassedtoobtain

methamphetamine.

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HCl GasGenerators

Saltand

sulfuric

acid

draincleaneraremixed

toproducehydrogen

chloride(HCl)gas.

Icemeltproductsare

sometimessubstituted

forrocksalt.

OnePotGassing

HCl gasfromgassing

generatorisbubbledthrough

thesolvent/

methamphetaminesolution

toformmethamphetamine

crystalswhich

OnePotGassing

fallstothebottom

ofthesolution.

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MethamphetamineProduction

Thesolventcontaining

methamphetamineis

filteredtorecoverthe

methamphetamine

OnePotCookVideo

NES/TulsaPD

Experiments

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Pressurebuildswhichlimitsreaction untilpressureis

released.NOTE: Flashesofflameinrightpictureaslithiumcontactswater insufficient

oxygentosupportflame.

HotLithiumburnsholeinbottomofplasticjar. Once

released,sufficientoxygenispresenttosupportflame.

HotLithiumburnsholeinbottomofplasticjar. Once

released,sufficientoxygenispresenttosupportflame.

Technically this is not an explosion!

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NES/TulsaPD

Experiments

Eight(8)cookswereconducted Four(4)cooksfailedduetothereaction oflithiumandwaterhappeningtoo

closetothesideofthebottle

Ofthosefour(4),three(3)burnedthroughthenhadnoadditional flame/fire

One(1)ofthosefour(4)didcontinuetoburnafterthebottlehadfailed

Inthiscase,itwasnotimmediatelyafterthefailure.

Inotherstates,cooksareusingglassbottlesand/ormetalcansinsteadofplasticbottles thesefailaswellforthe

samereasons.

OnePotHazards

PressurizedBottles

Because pressureshutsdownthereaction abottlecanlookprettytame,butwhenthelidiscrackedopenthe

reactioncanstartupagain.

Pressurizedsolventscansprayoutofthebottle.

Thisliquidcancontainquiteabitof ammonia.

Thisliquidmaycontainlithiumandwaterthatcanreactandserveasanignitionsource.

OnePotHazards(continued)

Rollingortiltingthebottlecanexposeunreactedlithiumtowaterwhichcanburnthroughthesideof

thecontainer

causing

flame

thrower

effect.

Driedreactionmaterialisfinestronglybasicpowderthatcaneasilybecomeairborne.

Tulsaseemstohavealotoffireproblems.

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TulsaPDprocedure(thisisasummary checkwiththemforspecifics)

GettheFireDepartmentonscene

Wearappropriate

safety

gear

Waituntilbottlestartsreacting.

Ifnecessarymovebottletosafearea(outside)

PlaceinfireresistantoverpackandpourVermiculitearoundit.

Onceinsafearea removefromoverpack

(workingwithoverpackcanproducechimneyeffect)

TulsaPDprocedure

Loosenlidslowly ifreactionstartsup backoffandwait.

Repeatuntilcapiscompletelyremoved.

Userazorknifetocutoffthetopofcontainer.

Scoopoutfloatinglithiumstrips(dontpushthemtothebottom). Placeinmineraloil.

Pouroffsolvent.

Disposeofsludge.

OnePotLabEvidence

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OnePotLabEvidence

(one mans trash)

OnePotLabEvidence

OnePotLabEvidence

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CommonHazardsOfAllClandestineLabs

InhalationAndSplashHazards

StrongAcids

And

Bases

AcidGasGenerators

OrganicSolvents

ChemicalContamination

MethamphetamineCooks

DoNotKnowTheChemicalDangers

DoNotCareAboutTheDangers

CurrentTrends

About90%ofwhatourKBIagentsaregettingisOnePotlabs.

Theother10%dependsonlocation

SoutheastKansas mostlyRedPhosphorus

OtherplacesinKansas traditionalNazi

CleanupIssues

Whenlawenforcementexecutesawarrantonamethlab,theyareconsideredthegeneratorof

thehazardouswaste.

Fundingforwastedisposal&cleanuphasbecomescarce.

Theappropriatetimetoaddressclanlabcleanupisnow beforeyouareonsitewonderingwhat

todowithallofthehazardousmaterial.

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CleanupIssues

AtonetimeKDHEhelpedwithdisposalofthe

chemicals.

Itwas

done

right

and

in

the

most

economicalwaypossible. Thiswasasomethingthat

Kansasdidverywell!

KDHEalsomadesurethatdwellingsusedasclanlabsweresafebeforetheycouldbereoccupied.

Questions?