Former Black Cap joins meth war

Ever wondered what former Black Caps batsman Peter Fulton is up to these days?

Well, among other things, chances are you’ll find him scoping out Christchurch properties for traces of methamphetamine.

The 38-year-old pulled stumps on his lengthy cricket career in April, before setting up his business - CSI Drug Testing - a couple of months later.

It’s hands on stuff for the man known as ‘‘Two-metre Peter’’, who will juggle running his business with his new role as Christ’s College cricket coach.

‘‘I guess I was trying to look at things after cricket. Like any small business, you try and get involved in something that’s got the potential to grow,’’ Fulton said.

‘‘Unfortunately, meth in New Zealand is a fairly hot topic at the moment and is a pretty big issue for a lot of people.’’ He’s not wrong. New Zealand is in the midst of a meth epidemic, and earlier this year Massey University illicit drug researcher Chris Wilkins pointed the finger at an influx of young, male tradesmen for a surging demand in Christchurch.

So it’s perhaps no surprise Fulton’s been busy since joining the fight against ‘‘P’’.

That means going into properties, testing for methamphetamine contamination, sending the samples to a writing reports.

His business doesn’t do the decontamination process, but will be sent back into treated properties to ensure no meth traces remain.

‘‘It’s pretty interesting, you see some interesting things,’’ Fulton said.

‘‘It’s enjoyable working for myself. It’s a little bit different to cricket.

‘‘You’ve got no one telling you where to be, what time you’ve got to turn up and what you’ve got to wear. So that side of it’s been really enjoyable.

‘‘I had to do the training, go through the process of learning all about it. But I’m hands on and doing most of the stuff with regards to the business.’’ laboratory and