Kingsport Meth Lab Cleanup Forum 03-12-12 #1

Published January 26, 2013

Kingsport Meth Lab Cleanup Forum 03-12-12 #1 – Representatives from the Tennessee Meth Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Tennessee Division of Remediation appeared at a special Methamphetamine Lab Cleanup Forum at Kingsport’s Higher Education Center on Monday, March 12, 2012. The event, which was sponsored by 1st District Congressman Phil Roe, featured comments from Tommy Farmer, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the State Director for the Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force. (Video by Jason R. Mullins)

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