Man Charged for Driving Under Influence of Illegal Narcotics, Police Say

St. Louis County Police arrested Jeremy Cole Klable near Grant's Farm for driving after taking meth, opiates and amphetamines. He has two previous impaired driving convictions.

A man faces criminal charges for driving while under the influence of several illegal narcotics near Grant’s Farm, according to court documents. Jeremy Cole Klable, 29, of Dittmer MO, was charged Monday with driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender, a felony. A St. Louis County police officer pulled Klable over as he was driving on Gravois Road at Missionary Ridge at 6:41 p.m. Jan. 23, 2012. St. Louis County Police said a blood test showed he was driving under the influence of methamphetamine, amphetamine and opiates. Klable has two previous impaired driving convictions. He was found guilty of DWI in 2005 for impaired driving in Hillsboro on Nov. 30, 2002, and he was found guilty of driving with excessive blood-alcohol content in…

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Zephrex-D: Meth Busting Decongestant Now in Numerous St. Louis Pharmacies

Zephrex-D, the decongestant touted as a tool in the fight against meth labs, is now available at Walgreens, Walmart and CVS.

Zephrex D is now available in several national and regional retailers. As previously reported by Patch, the decongestant was availble at Walgreens last week. It is now available at Walmart and CVS across the St. Louis area.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Zephrex-D is manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals. Westport Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Highland.  Paul Hemings, vice president and general manager with Westport Pharmaceuticals, tells Patch "tamper-resistant" Zephrex-D is only being sold in the St. Louis market, including St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties. As previously reported by Patch, Zephrex-D is being touted as a decongestant that cannot be converted …

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Officers Arrest Man in Sunset Hills Hotel With Drugs, Meth Ingredients

Police said the man planned to use the ingredients to make methamphetamine at Econo Lodge on Lindbergh Boulevard.

A Sunset Hills hotel resident faces methamphetamine-related crimes after police searched his room on South Lindbergh Nov. 29. Martin W. Goetz, 56, was charged Monday with possessing pseudoephedrine with the intent to make meth and possession of a controlled substance. Sunset Hills Police said Goetz had finished methamphetamine and ingredients and supplies used to make methn the hotel room at the Econo Lodge, 3730 South Lindbergh Blvd. The supplies included pseudoephedrine. Goetz was being held in St. Louis County jail on Friday. Bail was set at $20,000. For more crime information on Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch, see the following articles:

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Zephrex-D: Meth Busting Allergy Drug Now Available at Walgreens

Zephrex-D, a new decongestant touted to fight meth labs, is now available at Walgreens. It's coming to two more major St. Louis area pharmacies in coming weeks.

As previously reported by Patch, Zephrex D was expected to be available in St. Louis area pharmacies in November.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) It is now rolling out in Walgreens stores and available at select Walgreens at this time.  Zephrex-D is manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals. Westport Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Highland. Paul Hemings, with Westport Pharmaceuticals, tells Patch, that in addition to Walgreens, Zephrex-D will be in two more major pharmacies in the St. Louis areas in the next week or two.   Hemings is holding off on making the two additional pharmacies public citing privacy agreements with the companies. Overall, Zephrex-D is only being sold in the…

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Good News For Allergy Sufferers, Bad News For Meth Makers

The new decongestant Zephrex-D should be in St. Louis pharmacies this year. It's gaining support from drug task force agents because it can't be converted into meth. Here's how it works.

A new decongestant set to hit St. Louis area pharmacies in November is gaining support from drug agents in the fight against methamphetamine.    (Read Previous Story: Zephrex-D: Meth-Busting Decongestant in St. Louis Pharmacies This Year) As previously reportedly by Patch, authorities say meth makers purchase popular allergy medications and extract the pseudoephedrine from them.  "You can take a pseudoephedrine pill and the first thing you do is try and extract as much pure pseudoephedrine as possible and step two, you convert that pure pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine," Paul Hemings, with Highland Pharmaceuticals, tells Patch.  In November, Highland Pharmaceuticials is unveiling a new decongestant, Zephrex-D, that Hemings said …

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News Recap: Man Charged With Intent to Make Meth in Sunset Hills Hotel

Police said the man had pseudoephedrine in his room at the Econo Lodge Southwest.

Man Charged With Intent to Make Meth in Sunset Hills Hotel

Police said the man had pseudoephedrine in his room at the Econo Lodge Southwest.

A man was charged July 16 with possessing chemicals with the intent to make methamphetamine in Sunset Hills. Sunset Hills Police said that Cory Cook, 25, of the 200 block of West Ripa in Mehlville, had pseudoephedrine in a room at the Econo Lodge Southwest, 3730 South Lindbergh Blvd. in Sunset Hills. According to a police report, he admitted he planned to use the cold medicine to make meth. Bond was set $5,000. For more crime information on Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch, see the following articles:

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