METH CHEMICALS DITCHED

Remains Of A Meth Lab Were Dumped In Ditches In Glen Valley And Murrayville.

Barrels full of chemicals used to make methamphetamines were found
dumped in two ditches Monday morning.

Three or four barrels that had been used to store the toxic materials
were discovered in Glen Valley, at 256th St. and 84th Ave., around 7
a.m. on March 6, said Langley Township Assistant Fire Chief Len Foss.

An hour later, more barrels were located in Murrayville, in the 3100
block of 232nd St.

They had been spotted by people passing by.

"We get this periodically," said Foss, who noted that firefighters
who responded on Monday knew right away what the barrels had been
used for, as they have found them in the past.

In this case, the barrels were sealed, and not leaking, Foss said.
Chemicals used to make meth are toxic and flammable, and he noted
that the barrels dumped in Murrayville were near a creek.

While no one was hurt and the toxins did no damage, the dumpings will
be hitting Langley Township taxpayers in the pocketbook.

A specialized company was brought in to remove and dispose of the
waste - a cost that is incurred by the Township.

Anyone who sees barrels being dumped in Langley is asked to call the
RCMP or the fire department, Foss said.