A police department in Loretto, Tennessee, has asked residents to refrain from flushing drugs, such as methamphetamine, down the toilet to prevent “meth-gators.” In a July of 2019 Facebook post, the Loretto Police Department wrote that officers had executed a search warrant on a home and discovered the occupant trying to flush meth and drug paraphernalia down his toilet.
Although the suspect was unsuccessful when he attempted this, the officers used the incident to remind residents of the harm drugs can cause to the environment.
“Folks … please don’t flush your drugs m’kay … our sewer guys take great pride in releasing water that is cleaner than what is in the creek, but they are not really prepared for meth,” the post read. “Ducks, Geese, and other fowl frequent our treatment ponds and we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do.”
The 2019 post warned that meth could make its way into Shoal Creek, down the Tennessee River in North Alabama and into the bodies of alligators.
“Furthermore, if it made it far enough we could create meth-gators in Shoal Creek and the Tennessee River down in North Alabama,” police wrote. “They’ve had enough methed up animals the past few weeks without our help. So, if you need to dispose of your drugs just give us a call and we will make sure they are disposed of in the proper way.”
The post, which is no longer embeddable, was screen grabbed by our team.
Here is a screen grab of the post on their Facebook page:
Many biologists and veterinarians have been asked by journalists as to whether or not they believed it would be possible for a ‘Meth-gator’ to even exist. No one could verify, but most said they doubted it.
Several media outlets went as far as covering the story on air and trying to verify the accuracy of the story. To be honest, the post looks like a joke to me, but I had fun with it.
If you’re still curious as to whether or not ‘Meth-gators’ are real, check out this report below. It basically says they shouldn’t be possible without ruling it out entirely.
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