Chemical odors, covered windows, or unexplained ventilation systems. Illogical activity around a building at odd times and people loading and unloading various items. These can be signs indicating a drug production location. As the name suggests, this is a location where synthetic drugs are produced, but also places where synthetic drugs are processed. For example, the washing of previously processed cocaine. Such ‘labs’ are not only found in farm sheds and remote commercial buildings but also in the middle of residential areas. In garage boxes or even in a home itself.
The risks associated with drug labs are significant and the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, the police, together with various partners, invests in increasing knowledge. By training in a ‘real’ drug lab, police officers and municipal staff can act more quickly and work more safely. They see and smell certain raw materials and learn which tools are used and what to look for during, for example, a house search or a traffic control. This increases the chances that drug labs will be detected and dismantled before something goes wrong.
Help us keep your neighborhood safe
You can also help. You know the neighborhood and can sense when something is wrong in a building or on the street. If you see something suspicious, report it.
