Alabama Teacher Nabbed for Meth

(Lee County, Alabama) A 43-year-old teacher at a Phenix City elementary school, Elizabeth Brooks, has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office and the U-S Postal Inspection Service has been investigating the teacher for two years after receiving information she was ordering numerous items that are used to make meth from Internet sites.

Brooks faces charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

From Opelika-Auburn News:

The investigation that led to Brooks’ arrest had been going on for approximately two years, according to Lee County Sheriff's Capt. Van Jackson.

"This isn't typical in what we see as far as the timetable for a drug investigation to take place," Jackson said. "However, with drug cases, the court requires extensive evidence to prove that the individual's involvement with drugs is criminal."

Among the items that sheriff's office personnel found at Brooks' residence were several drug smoking devices, glassware, plastic tubing, coffee filters and pseudoephedrine, according to the release.

During the course of law enforcement's investigation, it was discovered that Brooks obtained other items associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine via the Internet - one of the patterns that Jackson says peaked postal worker's interest.

Phenix City Schools Superintendent Larry DiChiara said that Brooks' employment status will depend on the outcome of the legal proceedings.