OTC iodine tincture to make methamphetamine
September 2008
Criminals are getting OTC iodine tincture to make methamphetamine.
Iodine is used to make the catalyst to convert ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to methamphetamine.
Meth producers usually use iodine crystals and strong tinctures that they get from the internet or animal feed stores.
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