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New Meth Mobile In Jackson County

Unveiled Monday afternoon, the Meth Lab Crime Scene Enforcement Unit is one more sign that Meth is out of control.

"It's not good, it can't be good if they've gotta get a special vehicle to do it," Larkinsville resident Kevin Hawkins says.

"Crystal Meth use has become an epidemic drug issue in part of this country," Congressman Bud Cramer adds.

Jackson County for one, with the addition of the truck, the sheriff's department hopes to change all that, but it's not quite ready.

"Training, we're going to have to have training," Cramer says.

Inside, all you'll find is a spare tire right now, but when it's ready, the shelves will be stocked and the cabinets full of Meth fighting gear.

"Chemical resistant suits, breathing apparatuses one here, shower for safety and again all of our evidence collection equipment," Jackson County Chief Investigator Chuck Phillips says. "It'll all be there at one time."

At an afternoon press conference, congressmen and investigators alike hailed the truck as part of the answer. That's good news for many.

"It represents the future of how rural law enforcement can more effectively begin to deal with this issue," Cramer says.

"I'm grateful they're trying to stamp this problem out because I don't want it affecting my kid," Hawkins adds.