WJJQ LOCAL NEWS
Six in custody on charges related to methamphetamine
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has taken six people into custody on charges related to a methamphetamine lab, which was discovered operating in the Town of Corning Tuesday night.
Deputies had setup surveillance in an area off of County Road M near Hagar City Road early Tuesday evening. Around 10:30 PM a vehicle with two occupants was seen leaving the area and was stopped. During the subsequent investigation, deputies located four other people in a nearby cabin. They also located an active methamphetamine lab in full operation. Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Criminal Investigations Unit, Narcotics Division were call to the scene to assist with the investigation.
All subjects were scheduled to make bond hearings in Lincoln County Court on Thursday afternoon.
The investigation into this crime and other drug related investigations are continuously ongoing with deputies in Lincoln County working with surrounding jurisdictions and the NORDEG Unit.
Return to: Local News