CONDOS EMPTIED IN METH LAB FIND.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer Six condominium units were evacuated Sunday night after deputies answering a complaint Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: California I am being sued by a contractor in Superior court over a much disputed payment. Because of the amount of money (7800. about a foul odor found a methamphetamine lab in one of the units, sheriff's officials said. When deputies arrived at the condominium in the 1700 block of East Avenue Q-4, they found four batches of methamphetamine cooking and signs that an earlier batch had exploded, scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. the condo's interior. ``It was clearly a very dangerous situation,'' said Sgt. Pat Nelson of the Palmdale narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. detail. ``It was highly contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. .'' Four people, including a 16-year-old boy, were arrested, and four children were taken into protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. . The residents from neighboring units were evacuated for more than six hours and power shut off so the chemicals could cool down. Los Angeles County health inspectors on Monday were examining what must be done to eliminate contamination. In the unit, they found four burners producing the illicit drug illicit drug Street drug, see there , which has become popular because of its cheap and relatively easy manufacturing process. The lab was capable of producing four to six ounces of the drug at a time. Manufacturing methamphetamine is relatively cheap and easy, though it involves poisonous and explosive chemicals. The apartment held containers of liquid byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. left over from a previous batch or batches and showed signs of an explosion or fire, officials said. Arrested were a 16-year-old boy and his 18-year-old sister, Yolanda Garcia, who were watching over the ``cook,'' plus David Doyle, 31, who was found in an adjacent unit. A fourth person, Heather Ward, 28, was arrested after she came to the complex to pick up her belongings. ``She tried to get past the deputies that were guarding the property,'' Nelson said. ``She had been calling the (condominium) home.'' The two women were being held at the Lancaster sheriff's station, and Doyle was transported to Men's Central Jail. The 16-year-old was transported to Challenger Memorial Youth Center. All were being held on suspicion of manufacturing of methamphetamine. |
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