HUNTINGTON METH SUSPECT Huntington Police Arrest Meth Lab Suspect
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Also Contributing: Darrah Wilcox
Reported: Feb. 19, 2013 5:13 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 21, 2013 9:26 PM EST
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Huntington
, Cabell County
, West Virginia
Huntington Police have arrested a man they said dropped a bag of meth-making materials near them while they were investigating an unrelated crime.
Eric E. Mount, 42, of Huntington, was charged with operating a clandestine lab. On Tuesday, detectives were in the 4400 block of Altizer Ave. when they said they saw the suspect dump a black plastic bag next to a dumpster, according to a criminal complaint file at the Cabell Magistrate Court. Detectives said they opened the bag and found meth-making materials inside.
Mount was arrested on Wednesday.
Huntington police are looking for a man they said attempted to operate a methamphetamine lab.
An arrest warrant was issued for Eric Mount. Police said they saw someone drop a bag of meth-making materials in the parking lot of Skateland on Altizer Avenue in Huntington. Mount is wanted in connection with that discovery.
If you have any information on his whereabouts, call Huntington police at 304-696-4420.
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Bethany Simmons
