Kendall County, Illinois seems to be a popular shopping ground for the ingredients needed to make methamphetamine. Production of the drug itself is almost nonexistent in the county.

"Kendall County Farm Bureau manager Dan Reedy said that one of the main reasons Kendall County is a shopping ground is access to a key substance. 'Anhydrous ammonia is one of the main ingredients for making meth and the easiest place to get anhydrous ammonia is through swiping anhydrous tanks either on the farms or from the local fertilizer dealers,' he said."

The Kendall County Methamphetamine Task Force has been working to educate farmers on proper storage of the tanks so they can't be tampered with or stolen.

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Labels: awareness, meth, prevention