Mad Meth Scientist Captured in NYC

Crystal Methamphetamines compared to a dime.

Image: www.streetdrugs.org.

Hey! These guys stole my money-making idea!

Seriously, though .. now I am worried about what my neighbors might be brewing in their apartments, considering that I live half a block away from an infamous "drug alley" where I can purchase nearly any illegal drug or gun or who knows what else in less than 24 hours' time.

A Citigroup executive turned his fancy 38th-floor penthouse apartment overlooking the United Nations into a crystal meth lab, one of nine secret dope factories shut down by drug agents, federal officials said yesterday.

He and nine other New Yorkers, including a Fulbright scholar at Columbia who wanted to stay awake to write his dissertation, were charged with setting up the toxic do-it-yourself labs across the metro area.

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The most prominent alleged mad meth scientist was Michael Knibb, a vice president for information technology for Citigroup. He was tracked ordering 100 grams of meth's component chemical, court papers allege.

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Because flammable chemicals are used in the making of the highly addictive meth, one home lab in six triggers potentially dangerous explosions, he said.

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By Diane in Ohio (not verified) on 03 Dec 2006 #permalink

Mike was cooking meth for meth, not money. He has enough money from his previous employment.