ENGINEERING COMPANY HELPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST METH

Phil Black - PII Editor 16/10/2008

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British engineering company Smith Flow Control (SFC) is helping to eliminate methamphetamine labs in the state of Iowa and across the United States by cutting off the illegal supply of its primary ingredient.

Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) is a fertiliser stored in large nurse tanks on farmland and vulnerable to thieves who steal the NH3 and use it in home labs to manufacture the highly addictive drug crystal meth. Tanks-A-Lok, supplied by SFC, is locking off ammonia storage tanks on farmland to prevent unauthorised access and theft.

All 24, 000 NH3 tanks in Iowa have been locked off using Tanks-A-Lok and, as a result, virtually all meth labs through out the entire US state have been eliminated. It is hoped that following on from this success nurse tanks on farms in other states in the US will also be secured with Tanks-A-Lok.

Tanks-A-Lok locks are made of hardened steel and there are 3 models available to fit the host valve. Operation is only permitted by inserting the correct coded key which allows access to the valve. The lock is resistant to any other attempts to remove it and, once secured, nurse tanks can be left unattended.

The use of Tanks-A-Lok products is a positive step in the fight against the manufacture and propagation of crystal meth that has swept through the USA from its origin in California. A growing global phenomenon, the World Health Organisation states that meth abuse worldwide is worse than heroin and cocaine combined

For more information contact Smith Flow Control Ltd, Witham, Essex
Tel: +44 (0) 1376 517901 Fax: +44 (0) 1376 518720
E-mail: sales@smithflowcontrol.com Web: http://www.smithflowcontrol.com