The Loretto Police Department in Tennessee posted a public warning on Facebook over the weekend for drug users who flush their products down the toilet, saying the practice could lead to "meth-gators." The post said that the improper disposal of substances, including meth and prescription drugs, could allow the substances to get into nearby creeks and waterways, where they could contaminate drinking water and possibly be consumed by wildlife in the area.Police reminded the public that alligators are known to live nearby and said that no one in the community would want to deal with a gator who had happened to drink the contaminated water. Police ask that users properly dispose of drugs if they are discarding them so the community is not at risk, as well. The post stemmed from a search warrant served at a house where officers found a man who attempted to flush meth along with several items of paraphernalia and was unsuccessful. "Ducks, Geese, and other fowl frequent our treatment ponds and we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do," the post said.Medications can be disposed of at City Hall in a designated disposal container in the lobby.

The Loretto Police Department in Tennessee posted a public warning on Facebook over the weekend for drug users who flush their products down the toilet, saying the practice could lead to "meth-gators."

The post said that the improper disposal of substances, including meth and prescription drugs, could allow the substances to get into nearby creeks and waterways, where they could contaminate drinking water and possibly be consumed by wildlife in the area.


Police reminded the public that alligators are known to live nearby and said that no one in the community would want to deal with a gator who had happened to drink the contaminated water.

Police ask that users properly dispose of drugs if they are discarding them so the community is not at risk, as well.

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The post stemmed from a search warrant served at a house where officers found a man who attempted to flush meth along with several items of paraphernalia and was unsuccessful.

"Ducks, Geese, and other fowl frequent our treatment ponds and we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do," the post said.

Medications can be disposed of at City Hall in a designated disposal container in the lobby.

