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Meth lab found in Charity Chapel
The South Alabamian Based upon information provided by a concerned citizen, Donald Lolley, investigator for the First Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Task Force One Commander Michael Hunt and Agent Lem Dubose seized the component parts of a meth lab located in an abandoned house in the Charity Chapel community of Washington County. Inv. Lolley said that the lab was not operating at the time of the seizure, however, the necessary equipment was present to begin production. "A tank containing what was believed to be anhydrous ammonia, as well as lithium batteries, empty Drano cans, two-liter bottles containing 'sludge' used to generate the gases that produce the drug, and plastic tubing were all found at the site," he said. "The lab could have been made operational in a matter of minutes," added Agent Dubose. According to Commander Hunt, methamphetamine manufacturers are finding remote abandoned buildings to set up meth labs so they will not be caught with the lab on their own property. It is believed that the people responsible for this lab came to the location during periods when the property owners were at work.
Lolley, who is the former sheriff of Choctaw County, was hired by the district attorney's office in January after the DA received a grant to combat the use and production of methamphetamine.
To report the location of a known lab or suspicious activity contact Inv. Lolley at 251-275- 3146 or the Drug Task Force at 251-246-7400.
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