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Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The Pike Sheriff's Department has arrested two Barry, Illinois men Monday night for cooking meth near an elementary school.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The West Central Illinois Task Force found three homeless suspects in the process of concocting shake and bake meth.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Large scale meth lab seized in second of two meth busts in Beardstown on Friday.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Shake and bake method of cooking meth adds to the number of arrests and labs taken down by the Lee County Iowa Narcotics Task Force.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  It's getting worse in our community, and people don't realize how bad it's getting - that was the message of a Meth 101 program at the LaGrange Youth Center Tuesday.

Monday, August 15, 2011  Federal funding for the cleanup of meth labs has been dramatically cut. Does this mean the enforcement of taking down meth labs is on the decline?

Monday, February 28, 2011  The Missouri Highway Patrol says the number of meth labs busted in the "Show-Me" state is up 53 percent since 2007.

Monday, August 23, 2010  The Adams County Sheriff's Department busted three meth labs Sunday night on Quincy's northwest side.

Monday, February 23, 2009  The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the state led the country last year with 1,487 meth lab incidences.