Update on the Drug Bust in Eutaw

A methamphetamine lab and counterfeit money in Eutaw???

As hard as it is to believe, the answer is yes. And to make matters worse, all of that was happening on Lee Street, in a house next door to the elementary school.

How fortunate we are to have a police chief that knows what he is doing and shut the place down. While writing the news article for www.EutawOnline.com, I had to look up the spelling of methamphetamine, it was then that I read just how dangerous those labs are to the community.

They are so dangerous that a hazmat team has to do the clean-up because they are considered a hazardous waste site. What kind of a person would do such a thing next door to an elementary school? It's sickening.

Our police spent the entire day out there and they were still there long after the sun went down. They deserve to be paid more money. They're the ones putting themselves at risk to keep the community safe. They should be paid a lot more than they are getting now.

We'll follow this case and keep you updated as more information becomes available. In the meantime, our neighborhood can begin getting back to normal. The way it was before cars were ripping up and down the street all hours of the day and night, going to and from that house.