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Is turpentine used to make or does the manufacturing of it smell like turpentine? Hoping an Officer can tell?

10 Points to infinity for answer here.

Hi, I am hoping a Police Officer, Sheriff, or NARC Officer can answer this question. Can or does a meth lab smell like turpentine? I am asking because off and on I have smelled the scent of what I was sure was turpentine in an area. I did a Google map to see if I could find some kind of plant or shop that would use turpentine near me. Couldn't find any thing. But because the smell was really overwhelming I did contact on a non emergency line the local authorities. I also learned that a meth lab was found near the area that I smelled the turpentine odor. I don't know what meth smells like but don't want to smell it anyway. Just wanted to know if it smelled like turpentine to any officer who might have been in on a bust no matter where in the USA. I am hoping my call helped the officers take this lab off line so to speak. From what I have read about it....nobody needs it to start with. We need more hugs not drugs in this world. And hugs do more good than drugs and are much better for you anyway.

Advanced thank you to any officer who might help me on this answer. And hats off and hugs to anyone of you officers who this year has done in one of those labs or other drug related crimes.

Please no dumb remarks from general public. Or cracks about me liking the crap. I can barely stand Tylenol if I get a bad headache.

Update:

Well, got a shock, the area I travel through where I kept smelling turpentine...there was a meth lab...yuck... but I didn't know until the area was crawling with the law... At first I thought there had been a huge wreck but the next day it was all over the news.... I am glad they found this place and shut it down. I hope it won't have any effect on me or anyone in the car with me. I just know that when me or anyone with me would occasionally go that direction that the smell of turpentine was terribly strong and sick smelling. You could smell it even with the car windows shut....YUCK! I don't understand the attraction of this at all. I have heard it makes people appear to age rapidly... and destroys their looks... it makes no sense... take this crap and it does that? Why would anyone want to do that to themselves. Yea! House to be torn down soon!

Update 2:

Squeaker, Thank you for taking the time to answer. I have had people give dumb or rude answers to legit questions I have asked....You gave the only and the best answer. I did learn from a friend of mine who knows some cops that it can and does smell like turpentine for that very reason. Your answer was neither dumb nor rude... thank you, so many can be.

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    9 years ago
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    hopefully not a dumb public answer, but I believe turpentine is one of the ingredients used to make methamphetamine.

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