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Motel/Hotel Labs

Cheaper, extended stay motels. Occupants decline room service. Occupants spend most time inside room. Occupants go outside to smoke.

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Comfort Inn Suits Lincolnton, NC

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Motor Home & Camper Labs

Parked in remote areas. Lights are on all night. Electric generator running all night. Lookouts frequently posted. Chemical odors present.

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Motor Home & Camper Labs (2)

Excessive trash may accumulate, including chemical bottles, glassware, chemical waste, boxes.

Lab operators may perform part of the synthesis outside of the motor home.

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Storage Facilities

Common Denominator of most Clan Lab Operators!

Concealment/storage between cooks. Chemical Odors from within locker. Visits very early or very late, to avoid

management. Visits usually very brief. Often enter locker, and close door behind. Lookouts often used when loading or

unloading.

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Lab Operators

Individuals involved in the manufacturing or processing of illegal drugs.

Most operators vaguely aware of safety hazards.

Most operators “cook” with little or no understanding of chemistry.

Most operators use “hand me down” recipes to manufacture Meth.

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