Posted on 08/10/2016 2:23:33 PM PDT by Gamecock
AMHERST, N.Y. -- A suspected meth lab was uncovered in the heart of Amherst, N.Y. Police believe a culvert is how the suspect or suspects got underground, WKBW-TV reports.
All of it was happening in a very busy section; the suspected meth lab was found underneath a Walmart.
Covered head to toe in protective gear, members of the state police hazmat team descended into a manhole, busting what they call a suspected underground meth lab.
One by one, police reeled in buckets of evidence, including pop bottles, suspected methamphedamine, spray paint cans and other meth-making materials.
But perhaps the most shocking twist of all is where police say the meth was being made - underground in the parking lot a Walmart.
Police say the suspects entered through an underground drain culvert, which is on the side of the Walmart on Sheridan Drive.
Raelynn Marshall, manager of Batteries and Bulbs, which just opened in a nearby plaza, says the meth lab cleanup began on her store's opening day.
"There's a lot of tunnels down there that could travel through all of this, so that's all we need is to go boom!" she said.
Walmart: Low Prices. Always.
Even on meth!
Hmm...explains why those greeters are so dang happy all the time...
Well, they’ve solved their raw materials supply issues!
I thought we were on the side of Entrepreneurs? ;)
*SMIRK*
Breaking Bad ... now under Wal-Mart
I find that I'm more interested in the "Batteries and Bulbs" store than the meth lab. Is that like the Scotch Tape Store in an old SNL skit?
If you are on meth you could hang out at walmart 24/7 for like 3 days in a row.
Now I know why my prescriptions at WM were 75% less than the national average.
Very entrepreneurial. One stop shopping.
Or “Spatula City - We sell spatulas, and that’s all!”
That Walmart opened Oct 25, 2011. It’s not yet 5 years old.
I remember driving by in the Summer 2011 on the way to work and wondering what store would open there.
I’ll bet the contractor or someone working on the building site built the lab. I’ll also bet that the costs got rolled into Walmart’s bill for the construction.
A new use for DEP mandated underground storm water detention systems.
I have installed several of these systems. They are typically designed to hold and slowly release up to 500 year storm quantities of rain water, most are 4 to 5 feet high and several parallel 200 feet long run that are connected at both ends.
They used to be Batteries +, actually a really good store. It’s amazing how many kinds of batteries there are out there. A one stop shop that will replace your watch, cellphone and car battery ain’t a bad thing.
!!!! Beaker! The woman looks like Hillary.
That has always been funny one. Black lab, Chocolate lab..meth lab.
Not exactly a “Breaking Bad” style operation. Sounds more like some homeless guys doing that half-assed cook that you can do in a single bottle with household chemicals.
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