An Underlying Truth

Life imitating art imitating life:

While these days we hear more about heroin and prescription drug abuse in New Mexico, meth is still huge in this region.

...In 2008, the year "Breaking Bad" started airing, officials seized 2,241 kilograms of meth in the Southwest region. In 2012, it was 10,137 kilograms. The DEA credits better enforcement.

But Kevin Abar with Homeland Security Investigations here in Albuquerque today says they're seeing an increase in something really concerning.

"We're seeing a high grade, pharmaceutical quality meth that's coming into our communities. We're seeing meth with purity rates anywhere from 98 to 99 percent pure meth, which is just unbelievable that we're seeing those qualities," Abar said.

That pure, potent meth is exactly the kind of product Walter White or "Heisenburg" make in his Albuquerque lab.

In real life, it's coming into the United States from Mexico. They're doing it in labs, with white coats, as if they're making Viagra or anything else.