Two men arrested for allegedly stockpiling meth materials

Tuesday, April 08 2008

Unalaska, AK – Two men were arrested on Friday for allegedly stockpiling supplies for making methamphetamine in a UniSea bunkhouse.

Jeffrey Treannie, 26, and Reeschard Stam, 45, have both been charged with 2nd degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, a Class A felony.

Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland said the arrest stemmed from an anonymous tip that Treannie had placed an order on the Internet for red phosphorus and other compounds used to make methamphetamine. Public safety officers interviewed Treannie and later searched his room in UniSea's Attu bunkhouse, where Sunderland said they discovered more materials and equipment.

"It isn't a common household product--you wouldn't be buying 500 grams of red phosphorus to freshen up your room or anything like that," Sunderland said.

A search of Stam's room in UniSea's Kiska bunkhouse turned up more materials, according to court charging documents. Sunderland said this was the first time his department had caught anyone apparently on the verge of manufacturing meth on the island. Treannie and Stam are both being held in Public Safety's jail facilities in lieu of $50,000 bail.



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