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‘One-pot’ meth labs are declining but Mexican cartels have made the drug cheaper and deadlier

When Battle Creek police and parole officers inspected a home May 6 on the city’s south side, they found something unusual.

The methamphetamine, marijuana and syringes they seized were almost expected, but the one-pot meth cooker was a surprise. It’s something police don’t see often anymore.

As recently as five years ago, meth was commonly made at home in plastic 2-liter pop bottles with ingredients bought at drug stores. Police and first responders would find dumpsites littering rural roadways, or would rush to fires caused by exploded home cookers.

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