Police: Tossing drugs in toilet could lead to 'meth-gators'

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/07/16/police-tossing-drugs-in-toilet-could-lead-to-meth-gators/

LORETTO, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee are asking residents not to toss drugs down the toilet, saying it could lead to “meth-gators” and stoned waterfowl.

The warning from the Loretto Police Department on Facebook came after a man was arrested after he allegedly tried to flush methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

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Further, it says if the drugs made it far enough downstream, “we could create meth-gators” in the Tennessee River in north Alabama.

In a nod to a so-called “attack squirrel” in Alabama, Loretto police said, “They’ve had enough methed up animals the past few weeks without our help.”

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[Caliman73]

1. It is significant pollution just like flushing ANY pharmaceuticals

Meth gators? Come on... They will likely die before they turn into tweakers, but that is not a joking matter, we complain about industrial pollution which to be sure is a major problem, but we foul our own waterways by flushing pills, solvents, and other nasty stuff down the toilets too.

[marylandblue]

2. Wait a second. If I'm flushing my illegal drugs down the toilet,

don't I WANT the meth-gators to destroy the evidence for me?