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DEA To Dedicate Clan. Lab Training Facility In Quantico

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

PR Web (VA)

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will unveil its latest resource in combating the harmful and sometimes fatal effects of methamphetamine when it formally dedicates its new clandestine laboratory training and research center in a ceremony Friday, Dec. 5, in Quantico, Va.

The two-year construction project of the 31,600-square foot, $16.4 million building was overseen by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Washington.

"The opening of this new training facility demonstrates DEA's strong commitment to help our law enforcement partners by providing them training, expertise, and the necessary tools to safely identify and dismantle meth labs in their communities," said DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. "Officers and agents will learn the latest safety and tactical techniques to ensure not only their own safety but the protection of innocent citizens from this dangerous drug and its toxic effects."

"Methamphetamine wreaks havoc on its users and their families, and clandestine labs can devastate neighborhoods," said Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey. "We have had great success in reducing the number of small domestic meth labs over the past few years. This new facility will allow us to train more of our partners in law enforcement, so they can continue that success while protecting themselves from becoming victims of the toxic environment the labs create."

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