Photo Gallery The Growing Meth Trap
In recent years, crystal meth use seems to have exploded in Germany, particularly along the Czech border. As researchers are discovering, the population of meth users is much more diverse than many people expect.
Customs officials in Dresden hold up confiscated crystal meth: Meth is mostly cooked -- by the chemical reduction of ephedrine, which can be found in, among other substances, cough medicine -- in labs located in the Czech Republic. Experts estimate that six tons of meth are produced in the Czech Republic every year.
Foto: Arno Burgi/ dpa
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