"Drug crimes" covers a very broad spectrum from smoking pot to making meth. I don't think motels should be overly eager to report pot smokers, but meth makers? My God, do you have any idea how dangerous meth synthesis is? If you screw up meth production, explosions and toxic chemical releases are likely. No one with a brain should want a meth lab on their property.

I wouldn't bring up the meth lab, except...they had a meth lab on their property.