METH LAB ITEMS FOUND; BORON MAN HELD; SON, 4, TAKEN AWAY.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. man was arrested and his 4-year-old son 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. after the discovery of components for a methamphetamine lab in the man's home. Thomas Ray Wright, 27, was taken into custody Thursday after deputies were sent to the 26600 block of John Street to check the welfare of Wright's son. ``When deputies got there, (they) found that the child was fine,'' said Detective Chevy Garza, of the Kern County Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Division, Major Narcotics Unit. ``But during a search of the home, they found items . . . known to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamines.'' The boy was released to his mother. Wright, who had been previously convicted of being under the influence of a controlled stimulant, is on probation and can be searched at any time, officials said. Inside the home, deputies found a glass laboratory flask, rubber tubing, and chemicals believed to be red phosphorus, ephedrine ephedrine (ĭfĕd`rĭn, ĕf`ĭdrēn'), drug derived from plants of the genus Ephedra (see Pinophyta), most commonly used to prevent mild or moderate attacks of bronchial asthma. and hydriodic acid hydriodic acid /hy·dri·od·ic ac·id/ (hi?dri-od´ik) a gaseous haloid acid, HI; its aqueous solution and syrup have been used as alteratives. , all used in manufacturing methamphetamine. ``We call this a box lab,'' said Garza. ``The items were all placed in boxes until they are ready to cook.'' Wright was being held at the Lerdo Detention Facility on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of ephedrine with the intent to manufacture, unlawful disposal of hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. , child endangerment, possession of laboratory glassware, possession of drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled , and possession of pepper spray by an addict. |
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