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Vancouver police raid Kitsilano meth lab day after Halloween
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by Rob Peters | November 2, 2007 at 11:12 am
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Hazmat teams at the scene of a meth lab discovered in the building across the street from my house
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Rob Peters
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at 11:17 on November 2nd, 2007
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 11:51 on November 2nd, 2007
Trick or treat, indeed!
at 14:10 on November 2nd, 2007
I live in that block; they said they found a meth lab in a building near the corner with Yew, and were cleaning it up. The Hazmat teams and fire people were there all night working under floodlights powered by a generator. The area was still cordoned off at 7:30am on Friday. Hazmat people in protective suits were moving stuff carefully into plastic containers.
at 15:22 on November 2nd, 2007
Rob Peters, Good stuff.
As I had reported on many occasions in my stories on Now Public, the bigger and pricier the house and
the bigger mortgage payment sometimes we find what we wish we didn't.
I got a call to investigate a Meth Lab in Whistler last summer, what an eye opener among the
rich tony set near the Jack Nicholas golf club. The residents were stunned, but some people who want a
champagne lifestyle, yet can only afford a beer budget I find most resort to running drug labs as a way to maintain their high lifestyle, most knowing the
small penalties and getting caught are rare and the fines small in comparison
when it comes to profits they make. Until our British Columbia laws reflect serious
times for the crimes the status quo will remain the same and worse targeted hits and murder result when some cross over someone else's territory.
at 07:34 on November 3rd, 2007
I found this:
http://kitsilano.typepad.com/kitsilano/2007/11/meth-lab-in-kit.html
One of the comments identifies the individual (not confirmed), and claims the assailaint, "...told FD members that s/he was "boiling potatos" [Thurday] morning."
at 08:30 on November 3rd, 2007
Here is a tid bit of info
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=168946f1-62d8-4bfe-bbbd-6200949a6cc5&k=59375
Hidden meth lab busted after Kitsilano apartment fire
Staff Reporter,
The ProvincePublished: Friday, November 02, 2007
Vancouver
police were called in Thursday after firefighters responding to a
Kitsilano apartment blaze found what they believe to be a clandestine
meth lab.
Fire crews responded to the call just after 11 a.m. in
the 2200-block West 7th Avenue came across the hazardous chemicals in
the 24-suite complex.
They evacuated the area for a block in all
directions. Police obtained a search warrant and staff from Health
Canada, the city health department and a Hazmat team moved in to clear
out the suite.
A
38-year-old man and 18-year-old woman are facing possible charges of
production of methamphetamine and possession for the purpose of
trafficking.
The man might also face a weapons charge after a loaded semi-automatic .38-calibre handgun was found in the suite.
Residents of the other suites were allowed to move back in early Friday morning after being housed in hotels overnight.
About
six ounces of meth worth about $13,500 on the street were seized.
Chemicals that could have produced much greater quantities were also
taken away.
Police said in a release residents should be watchful for suspicious activity.
"If
you notice unusual activity -- people who are agitated or keeping
strange hours, people coming and going all the time, someone often
removing bags from their residence or strange odors -- then you should
contact Crime Stoppers or the Vancouver Police," said Insp. Dean
Robinson in a release.
"It may be a drug lab."