Morris PD makes meth arrests
Published 8:44 am Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Morris police said they seized methamphetamine and a methamphetamine lab from a vehicle and arrested the owner of the vehicle on Tuesday.
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According to an official release, police conducted a routine traffic stop on the 1994 Oldsmobile at about 1 a.m. The report said
the car’s registration
plates were switched and belonged to another
vehicle.
Morris Chief of Police Brian Cochran said officers searched the vehicle and found the meth and meth lab. Cochran said a 27-year-old white male and a 20-year-old white male, both from Youngstown, Fla., were arrested. After investigation, one was formally charged with unlawful possession of precursor chemicals, unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Warrants were obtained on the driver and owner of the vehicle, the 20-year-old male, with a bond set at $75,000, according to police reports.
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Cochran said mobile meth labs are becoming more common. He said many labs in homes or buildings use multiple containers to cook meth, but mobile labs only use a single container.