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Two arrested after meth lab bust at Warsaw home
Posted: 03.10.2010 at 5:48 PM
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WARSAW, MO. -- Two men are behind bars after police uncover a meth lab producing more than $10,000 worth of the drug.

Joseph Flores and Robert Turner were both arrested at their home on Woodview Drive in Warsaw.

On Monday police investigated the two men after they bought suspicious chemicals.

The investigation turned up their meth lab along with five ounces of processed meth with a street value of $14,000.

A number of other chemicals and meth making materials were also recovered.

Flores has been charged with a felony to manufacture a controlled substance and is in jail on a $40,000 bond.

Turner has not been charged yet in this case and is being held on a parole violation.

Police expect more arrests to be made.

The owner of the home is not considered a suspect.

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