Incident #: WA15248608
Incident Date: Nov 19, 2015
Location: MAPLE GROVE RD, CAMBRIDGE, ON Canada
Following an investigation by the Waterloo Regional Police Service Drug Branch, a search warrant was executed at 1748 Biscayne Drive, Cambridge on December 9, 2015 and a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory was located within the residence. Officers will continue processing the laboratory on December 10, 2015, with the assistance of Health Canada and the Fire Department. There is no immediate danger to residents, however, members of the public are being requested to avoid the area. Two Cambridge residents, a 38 year male and a 41 year old female, and a 34 year Hamilton male have been arrested in connection with the investigation and will be appearing in Kitchener court facing numerous drug charges. Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories consist of apparatus and chemicals that can be used in the manufacture or synthesis of controlled substances. Those operating meth labs often handle ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and toxic chemicals in the presence of an open flame or heat source. Some of these substances can be harmful when inhaled or touched; others react violently when they are heated, immersed in water, exposed to air, or combined. Although clandestine meth labs use a number of manufacturing methods, all produce chemicals and toxic vapors that present health and safety hazards to those who enter the site, including law enforcement personnel and other members of the response team. Members of the public are requested to contact Waterloo Regional Police Service or Crime Stoppers immediately if they suspect a clandestine laboratory is being operated within their neighbourhood.