Pubdate: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 Source: New York Post (NY) Copyright: 2007 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc. Contact: http://www.nypost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/296 Author: Larry Celona, staff writer Cited: Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.dea.gov Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) WEB SITE A 'METH'OD TO WARN HOME OWNERS If a methamphetamine lab has been busted in your neighborhood, federal drug agents want you to know about it. The Drug Enforcement Administration has launched an Internet database (http://www.dea.gov) that allows anyone to point, click and find where meth rings have been broken up. This after-the-fact information is still crucial, officials said, so neighbors can be tipped off to health risks and toxic fumes. "Each lab produces toxic byproducts that contaminate the surrounding area," said John Gilbride, DEA special agent in charge of the New York office. DEA officials said they have no choice but to become quasi-public health officials and real-estate agents in their battle against the drug. "This registry gives home owners a new tool to help them ensure that their dream house is not a hidden nightmare," DEA Administrator Karen Tandy said. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake