Two Small-Scale Meth Labs Found in House on Old Bishop Road

A resident of the home is already in the Oconee County Jail on a probation violation charge from another county, authorities report.

What started as a check on complaints of problematic dogs turned into a cleanup of two small-scale methamphetamine labs at 1031 Old Bishop Road on Monday. Shortly after noon, Oconee County Animal Control officers responded to several calls of dogs running at large around the home, observed something known to be drug paraphernalia and called the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Scott Berry said. "Deputy (Josh) Elrod arrived and saw some things consistent with what we believed was a meth lab at the time," he said. "We put the house under surveillance and drafted a search warrant, and we've been inside the house." Two separate, small, portable labs were found when the warrant was executed around 4 p.m., he said. "The lab components are scattered …

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