Seventh meth lab captured in county
By JIM TALBERTStaff
A pair of Tazewell County residents have been arrested after police raided a methamphetamine lab in Pounding Mill.
Nathaniel Hammonds, (23) and Erica McClintock, (30), both of 147 Osborne Lane face multiple charges after members of the county&rsquo;s drug task force raided the home. Both are charged with possession with intent to manufacture or distribute methamphetamine, possession of 20 grams of methamphetamine drug mix with the intent to distribute and possession of precursors to manufacture methamphetamine.
Both are being held at the Southwest Regional Jail in Tazewell without bond. Richlands police said they became suspicious of drug activity at the home after being there on another matter.
This information was relayed to the Tazewell County Narcotics Task Force and they obtained a search warrant. Members of the task force learned this location was possibly the site of a methamphetamine lab and contacted the Virginia State Police.
The state police tactical team executed the search warrant and discovered materials and components used to manufacture methamphetamine. A hazardous materials team was brought in to clean the location.
The investigation was a cooperative effort with the state police, county drug task force and the Richlands Police Department. This is the seventh suspected lab authorities have taken down in the county this year.
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