Gothamist: Without Reliable Drug Dealer, Exec Made Own Meth

billy

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:50:51 -0500

I used to work with Knibb (in Seattle). He always seemed kinda odd, but I never would have guessed the guy was a meth-head. And I for sure didn't know he was making $250K at his new job!

cb

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:29:00 -0500

First off if you meet Knibb on the street you would not be able to tell if he used or not. Secondly, if you did assume he used I would have limited to weed, not meth. Third, I don't know if I would classify the meth lab as the only dangerous part of his appartment. It was stuffed to the gills with all sorts of stuff when I saw it, not everything I would trust. I don't think you can weed people out for non-conformity after they purchase a place, your appartment should have rules before had that allows the building owners to exile based on non-conformity or feleny convictions. When one of Mike's previous managers found out, she was surprised, but not too surprised.

Kell

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:33:46 -0500

Idiots. My bet is Citi-yupster and Ivy Leaguer both get good lawyers, don't feel much in the way of penalty or punishment, and as usual the example won't deter more of these set ups from popping up in aparments around town. How scary is that you can buy into a "nice" building and have dirtbags in nice suits cooking speed upstairs from where your kid is sleeping?

Know help hear

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:43:10 -0500

sorry mike, the NYPD are busy raiding peoples homes looking for a "gun" and "fourth" person in Queens. that means, tough titties if your apartment get's contaminated, guess that's better than an early morning raid.

11222girl

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:24:43 -0500

I lived in Seattle for a few years, in one of the nicer buildings in a funky neighborhood. My upstairs neighbors seemed perfectly fine, if off-beat - they let their birds fly around the house instead of keeping them in cages - but aside from that, normal. It probably helped that I keep late hours so activity in the evenings didn't bother me. One night I heard the loud clatter of footsteps upstairs. Again, not out of the normal - it usually would stop after a short while - but this night it didn't, so I opened my door to walk upstairs and ask them to keep it down. Standing on the landing was a DEA agent, who yelled PLEASE CLOSE YOUR DOOR. He didn't have to ask me twice. This was an old 1920's building and there were two entrances to each apartment (one through the kitchen, which used an internal tunnel to connect to the outside - so I used that. When I came back a few hours later, the building manager buzzed me and told me that there had been a meth lab in the apartment, that the DEA had been watching them for months. The week before, there had been a minor explosion in the apartment during daylight hours, and when the managers entered to see what was going on, they saw the full setup. Again, be thankful it's not an epidemic out here. yet

mike

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:01:15 -0500

First thing I did was call 311, they gave me attitude and said they couldn't help me, when I asked for my precinct they couldn't find Manhattan Avenue in their database, I'm calling the DEA

matty

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:58:47 -0500

I can't believe the people who got busted for this. What about that vice president for citibank or whatever it was. Wtf. I guess what is good for truckers is good for fulbright scholars (sp?0. .

edEx

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:55:20 -0500

#9 Mike: call 311 and explain the situation. the police are not going to be of any help.

mike

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:41:00 -0500

I live in the same building as the "great misunderstanding" and I am very concerned about the health affects, I called the local precinct but was first put on hold forevever and then hung up on. Does anyone have any info or links, it seems he was also busted two months ago, and he is back in the building today. At a minimum can I get out of my lease?

Haywood

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:36:53 -0500

Dangerous Stuff. A house blew up 2 blocks my sisters nice surburban home In NJ. Turned out to be a meth lab. It is one thing blowing up your own home but, with Apt living, the danger can be a lot closer than next door.

edEx

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:35:31 -0500

the raid was a day b4 "MAD". according to ABC NEWS the raid was on the 29th... MAD was yesterday, the 30th... : ) http://www.usdoj.gov/methawareness

r

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:41:42 -0500

Wasn't a coincidence that the DEA timed its Meth raids for National Meth Awareness day. Good for them, though. It's a huge problem, and especially on the East Coast people don't realize the damage a Meth epidemic can cause.

edEx

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:31:21 -0500

my fave quote is: "It's just not as it seems at the moment. It's a big misunderstanding." yeah... a big misunderstanding explain that to a grand jury.

homo

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:18:14 -0500

what Idiots. everybody knows you keep the meth labs in the basement.

jason

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:16:14 -0500

That's pretty cool.

tien

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:30:52 -0500

this story is so crazy. someone was telling me that with meth houses, everything becomes so contaminated (walls, flooring, etc) that you have to destroy the house. i'm not sure if that's true, but if so, what can they do in these cases?

Kojak

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:09:38 -0500

When you’re a person in a very important, highly paid position, you should stick with your regular 420/Snow Delivery service. If you can afford it, minimize the risks.