State police are worried about a growing drug trend they're just starting to see in our area.
It's called the "shake-and-bake."
1st Sgt. John Ruffin with state police says it's a cheaper and easier way to make meth using plastic 20 oz. soda bottles like the ones you sometimes see on the side of the road.
Ruffin says the new method using soda bottles poses a threat for peole picking up trash, especially if they come in contact with a bottle that was used to cook meth.
You should watch out for plastic bottles filled with what looks like sand, water and burnt, thin strips of metal.
"It could be very dangerous," said Keith Dunagan with the Wythe County Sheriff's Office.
In the past few months, they've arrested several people on meth charges.
Three of the people arrested used the "shake and bake" method.
"If you come across something like that, instead of messing with it, you'd be better off giving us a call," said Dunagan.
Sgt. Ruffin says the "shake and bake" meth labs have popped up in Wythe and Smyth counties.
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