ABSTRACT
The vast majority of clandestine laboratories discovered in the United States manufacture methamphetmine. According to the DEA, 2155 of these laboratories were seized in the United States in 1999 compared to 1627 in 1998. This trend will most likely continue until the popularity of the drug levels off or drops. The vast majority of these labs were found in California, far more than any other state; however, many other states are catching up. Most of the labs were only capable of producing less than 10 pounds of methamphetamine at one time, but 10% were super labs, as the DEA refers to them, and were only capable of producing well beyond 10 pounds, possibly as much as 100 pounds per manufacturing session.
