HUNT THEM DOWN

Brevard Police Should Keep Up Pressure To Put Meth Labs Out Of Business

The Seacrest Avenue neighborhood on Merritt Island is known for its
peace and quiet.

Not drug trafficking.

But that's what Brevard County Sheriff's deputies found earlier this
week when they busted a methamphetamine lab that officials said had
the capability to produce large amounts of the killer drug.

Two people were arrested in the raid, which marked the fifth time in
the past few weeks that local police have closed down a
meth-producing operation.

Other meth lab busts in recent days were in Port St. John and West Melbourne.

Sheriff's officials are promising to stay on the offensive, which is
a must to crack down on the cheaply produced, highly addicting drug
that has become a plague in our community and around the nation.

The labs -- often filled with fertilizers, fuels and other chemicals
needed to make the drug -- are prone to explosions, making them
literal bombs waiting to go off.

The Seacrest Avenue lab was in a shed just behind a home, and
neighborhood residents and children could have been killed had it ignited.

With meth labs springing up all over, authorities say people should
be alert for their signs -- strong chemical odors, unusual activity
at odd times of the day and night, and curtains always drawn or
covered with aluminum foil.

So be on the lookout, and call police if you think something is awry.