That's interesting.
But still, in Walmart they could buy 4 packages of lithium batteries vs 3 phones. Wouldn't they buy the batteries outright?
You could be right. Maybe they are setting up meth labs.
No police report has indicated anything having to do with a Meth lab. The Marietta Ohio one involved having an airline passengers list, $11k in cash, and something like 600 cell phones. I don't think it is drugs. They are using them to make something go boom. If you look at the map I posted on the Map thread, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1682087/posts?q=1&&page=151 , They seem to be hovering mostly around PA and the upper midwest.
That would trip a Meth Watch flag. More Lithium in the cell phone batteries, too.