Kansas Clandestine Drug Lab Information Meth is produced in
illegal clandestine drug laboratories that are found throughout
Kansas; rural areas away from the general public; and
residential areas, including houses, apartments, motels, garages
and abandoned buildings. Mobile labs have also been found in
vehicles and discarded along roadsides or parking lots.
Methamphetamine labs commonly have an unusually sweet or strong
odor such as ether, ammonia, or auto parts cleaner. Building
windows are often covered, blacked out, or frosted to prevent
any one seeing inside the structure containing the lab. Other
indicators of meth labs include sporadic traffic throughout the
day and night, and unusual trash containing large amounts of
ether starting fluid cans, camping fuel cans, battery parts,
stained coffee filters, drain cleaners, and glassware. Meth and
the Environment Meth labs are highly explosive and exposure to
the chemicals used to create meth can cause health problems,
including respiratory illness, skin and e