American law enforcement is seeing a whole new phenomenon erupt in the drug enforcement business. Over the past several years the explosion of clandestine methamphetamine labs has forced us into a whole new way of thinking and the way we do our jobs. Drug enforcement in general has adapted over the years to keep up with those involved in the drug culture. Narcs no longer are just growing out their hair and buying drugs on our streets. We have become full-fledged investigators along with counselors, tactical officers, surveillance experts (just to mention a few) and now with the advent of the meth lab –“pseudo-chemists”. When I started my law enforcement career in 1991 I would have looked at you crossed eyed if you told me I needed to know what a catalyst was, what reaction mixture was and the dangers of chemicals like hydrogen chloride gas, anhydrous ammonia and organic solvents. But now I do know all these things and much more in the way of chemistry because I have to.