Aim
By exploring authentic illicit large-scale methamphetamine production sites, you will learn about safety measures to take when approaching such hazardous laboratories. If you are not yet an expert in identifying and investigating drug production, this eLesson is a good starting point. This will help you to deal with dangers related to large-scale methamphetamine production and will equip you to prevent…and combat drug crimes.

Learning outcomes

1. Recall the main steps of large-scale methamphetamine production.
   
2. Detail the essential chemicals (including solvents, catalysts, precursors and pre-precursors) and equipment used in large-scale methamphetamine production.
   
3. Name the measures that organised crime groups take to avoid detection, including the equipment used for this purpose.
   
4. List the evidential value for future prosecutions of the industrial and custom-made equipment, materials and other artefacts found in large-scale methamphetamine laboratories.
   
5. Describe the hazards associated with illicit large-scale methamphetamine production laboratories and the countermeasures that should be taken when approaching such sites.
   
6. Explain the safety measures and preventive steps that non-specialist law enforcement officials should take when approaching large-scale methamphetamine production facilities.
   

Target audience
Different levels of law enforcement, judicial and forensic experts.

Estimated study time: 60 minutes

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