Officers clean Schuyler site

Officers clean Schuyler site

FINGER LAKES--A task force of law enforcement agencies recently worked together to find and remove suspicious materials that have been dumped in public areas.
Environmental Conservation Police Officer Lifrieri joined other officers in a methamphetamine (meth)-dump detail across several counties. Illegal meth-making materials unlawfully dumped outdoors can pose a tremendous risk to the public, wildlife, and the environment. Unsuspecting individuals or animals that come across the material can be severely injured or even killed.
The detail focused on Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties and officers also checked Seneca and Tioga counties.
Involved law enforcement agencies included Department of Environmental Conservation ECOs, Forest Rangers, and Investigators, New York State Police, New York State Park Police, Chemung County Sherriff's Office, Elmira Heights Police Department, Horseheads Police Department, and the West Elmira Police Department.
During the detail, officers located material at the Coon Hollow State Forest in Schuyler County, including a hydrogen chloride (HCI) gas generator, which is used as a reactionary chamber to produce HCI.
A state police hazmat team safely removed the materials. The investigation is ongoing.