No, only White Floridians cook meth. Hawaiins too...
Missouri is the meth capital of the nation
My son in law does work with Federal Gang agents. I guess Meth is focused on the south and west, where the north east and mid west get the Heroin. So, probably not meth.
My second guess is some sort of bomb making idiot.
I know I almost blew up my shed when I was a very young teenager exploring experimenting with making fireworks.
I was eased inTo another life direction after the fire. LOL.