Not only is the drug manufacture illegal, it is very dangerous. Ruscoe said last year thieves trying to steal the chemical had an accident and the pressurized gas escaped, burning them and about 25 to 30 acres of a cotton field. The chemical began to release and got on their clothes and burned them. Hudson said Mississippi's laws on crystal methamphetamine are not tough yet, but the state just passed a law against the possession of ammonium along with other drugs, a meth lab or recipe for the drug. Conviction can lead to three to five years in prison, Hudson said.
Crystal meth is very addictive, leading to repeat offenders.
Hudson said the drug users are usually the drug manufacturers, who supply the drug dealers. We're trying to get more officers and a larger budget because this problem is getting more serious. Recommendations on this web site do not endorse any commercial products or trade names.