Ind. meth labs jumped 24% in 2009

Updated: Saturday, 06 Feb 2010, 8:26 AM EST
Published : Saturday, 06 Feb 2010, 8:26 AM EST

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - Indiana police agencies report seizing 24 percent more methamphetamine labs during 2009 than they did the year before, with the greatest concentration remaining in the state's northeastern counties.

State police say the most seizures were in Elkhart County, where 109 labs were found.

Neighboring Marshall, Noble and Kosciusko counties each had at least 65 seizures.

The cluster of Jennings, Decatur and Bartholomew counties in southeastern Indiana each had between 81 and 59 seizures last year.

The 1,364 seizures reported statewide last year topped the previous high of 1,137 labs seized in 2004.

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Ind. meth labs jumped 24% in 2009

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