IRON MOUNTAIN, MI-- Law enforcement is cautioning people to be extremely careful if they see common household items dumped in public areas and trash cans.
Michigan State Police and UPSET say the components used to make methamphetamine look normal but may be dangerous. Under certain circumstances chemicals can ignite when they come into contact with oxygen.
Items to look out for include soda or other plastic bottles containing a light brown or pink sludge, solvents like paint thinner and camp fuel, lithium batteries, lye, pseudoephedrine--found in drugs like Sudafed, and muriatic acid.
Anyone who finds such items should not touch them and should call 911.
