Cops issue ‘Meth-Gators’ warning: Flushing drugs in toilet could create meth alligators
Earlier this week, Officers with the Loretto Police Department in Loretto, Tennessee, with assistance from the Lawrence County Deputies, served a search warrant at 112 First Avenue in their town. Once inside the home, Officers found Andy Perry attempting to flush methamphetamine along with several items of paraphernalia. He was unsuccessful.
Perry was arrested for Possession of Schedule II (Meth) for Resale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Tampering with Evidence. 12 grams of Methamphetamine, 24 fluid ounces of liquid meth, and several items of paraphernalia were seized. Perry is being held at the Lawrence County Jail.
Then police provided another public service and went on social media to say “Don’t flush Meth or any drugs down the toilet.” Those drugs, including prescription pills, could make it into the water supplies used by wildlife.
Worst case scenario? A methed up gator.
When you send something down the sewer pipe it ends up in our retention ponds for processing before it is sent down stream. Now our sewer guys take great pride in releasing water that is cleaner than what is in the creek, but they are not really prepared for meth.
Ducks, Geese, and other fowl frequent our treatment ponds and we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do.
Furthermore, if it made it far enough we could create meth-gators in Shoal Creek and the Tennessee River down in North Alabama. They’ve had enough methed up animals the past few weeks without our help. So, if you need to dispose of your drugs just give us a call and we will make sure they are disposed of in the proper way.
Not flushing drugs down the toilet is good practice – no matter where you live. Many communities provide annual prescription drug drop off events where you can safely take your prescription drugs and pills and even old vitamins for safe drop off. Please keep an eye open for those events in your community.
Earlier today, Newsweek shared the following – which exemplifies the importance of not flushing your drugs: “In the U.S., scientists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently found traces of an opioid medication in mussels. Researchers found oxycodone in mussels from the Seattle and Bremerton harbor areas of the Puget Sound. They also discovered traces of a chemotherapy drug.”
The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be October 26, 2019. National Take-Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs.
(Source: Loretto Police Department)
~ Written by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter
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