Three meth labs discovered in Walnut Hill......

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A hazardous materials team from the Escambia County (Fla.) Rapid Response unit was called into action Tuesday night in Walnut Hill by Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies in order to neutralize three “one pot” meth labs discovered at a residence on Rigby Road.
Working off an anonymous tip, deputies responded to the home of 44-year- old Mark Steven McGhee, where the meth labs were quickly located. Deputies arrested McGhee and 24-year-old Charissa Leigh Clarke and charged each suspect with production of methamphetamine, possession of a listed chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and trafficking methamphetamine.
Deputies described the “one pot” labs as “a plastic bottle with white sludge inside and a plastic tube attached to the cap.” Deputies reported at least one of the three labs to have been active. Each of the three labs was found inside a 20 oz plastic drink bottle.
Both suspects were taken into custody after deputies were allowed to search the home, where they observed  “the distinct odor of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory” and items routinely used in the manufacturing of methamphetamines.
Deputy James Gilman cleared the home of officers and suspects after discovering a “bottle producing vapor from the tube” in the home’s utility room. Gilman said he recognized the item to be a possibly volatile component of a working meth lab.
According to police reports, McGhee told deputies he was a methamphetamine user and that he and Clarke had been manufacturing the drug inside the home. McGhee said there were still several grams inside the home and reported to deputies the remainder of the meth had been given to Clarke’s sister “Nicole” and another unidentified woman earlier Tuesday evening. McGhee also admitting to having sold methamphetamines on several occasions.
Clarke told deputies she had been asleep at McGhee’s residence. She admitted having knowledge of McGhee’s drug use, but said she was unaware he was manufacturing methamphetamines.
Inside the residence, deputies also found a hydrochloric acid generator, which tested positive for the presence of the gas, along with approximately 50 grams of methamphetamine oil inside one of the “one pot” labs.
Both McGhee and Clarke were transported to the Escambia County Jail in Pensacola and will go before a circuit judge on Dec. 1. Both suspects are currently being held on $40,500 bond.

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