White to brown crystal meth
White to brown crystal meth rystal meth is a hardened, rock-type form of methamphetamine that can be smoked and is highly addictive. (Submitted by RCMP)
A bag of crystal meth, seized in a police bust, came as a surprise to one of the highest-ranking cops in Newfoundland and Labrador last week.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Conohan said while dealing crystal meth is not unheard of in this province, it is rare. The 350 grams of it seized on May 14 is believed to be the largest haul of the drug ever recorded by a police force in the province.
“While we might have a user population, it hasn’t become a full blown problem yet,” Conohan told CBC Radio’s St. John’s Morning Show.
Despite its highly addictive nature, Conohan said the drug has never taken off in the province, and no crystal meth laboratories have ever been found by police.
“We have no domestic production of it,” he said.
“We don’t see anyone who has undertaken to try to manufacture their own crystal meth. So we know it hasn’t taken a stranglehold here.”
Because it’s not produced locally, Conohan said its presence in last week’s bust is “100 per cent” related to organized crime.
