Two Chatham County residents have been arrested after multiple meth labs were found during an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say two searches were conducted in Pittsboro on August 13 after an investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine in the area.
Two residences were searched near Tobacco Road, in Pittsboro, and two active meth labs were found. A third lab was described as “primed but not yet active.”
Officials say Robert Russell and Kara Watkins were taken into custody and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possessing/distributing meth precursor, conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance.
Authorities say the State Bureau of Investigation’s Clandestine Lab Team assisted with conducting the search.
Russell and Watkins are due back in court on September 19.
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