Items used in the production of methamphetamines are common every day household appliances or materials. Taken in isolation they should not be a cause for alarm. Taken together, however, they point to suspicious activity or the presence of a meth lab.

Items that may indicate a meth lab:

• Aluminum foil
• Measuring cups
• Antifreeze containers
• Papers, notes, recipes
• Blenders
• Plastic storage containers
• Coffee filters (especially red/pink-stained)
• Duct tape
• Rubber tubing/gloves
• Funnels
• Thermometers
• Glassware
• Thermos bottles and propane tanks (used to steal anhydrous ammonia from larger tanks)
• Heat sources, like hotplates or microwaves

Substances that may indicate a meth lab:

• Acetone
• Isopropyl or rubbing alcohol
• Alcohol/methanol (gasoline additives or denatured alcohol)
• Lye (sodium hydroxide) ? drain cleaner
• Sulfuric acid (drain cleaner and auto battery acid)
• Anhydrous ammonia (farm fertilizer)
• Lithium (household batteries)
• Red phosphorous (matches, road flares)
• Camp fuel
• Salt (table salt or rock salt)
• Cold tablets (containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine)
• Cat litter
• Toluene (brake cleaner)
• Muriatic acid (brick/concrete cleaner)
• Diet aids and energy boosters
• Veterinary chemicals (iodine crystals, teat dip, MSM)
• Ether (engine starting fluid)