dracodraconis | Crimes Of The Future: Teen with Home Chemistry Lab Arrested for Meth, Bombs (Reply)

An 18-year-old University of Saskatchewan student is now home after being arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of a meth lab. The teen had built a small chemistry lab in his family's garage, but on a tip from a woman who had sold him some fertilizer the police arrived with a warrant and placed him in jail. Several days later they determined that his chemistry lab was not a meth lab, but kept him in jail until 24 December on suspicion that the materials in his lab could be used to make explosives. The teen was released on bail and is now awaiting a 26 January trial to determine if, in fact, he was using his lab to make explosives. He is no longer allowed to practice chemistry alone, has a curfew, must submit to police and Department of Environment searches, and must inform the UofS chemistry department of the charges against him. In 2005, the police force had evacuated a Salvation Army Centre on suspicion that it contained a meth lab, only to later discover that the lab was only used to develop photographs.