SPRAGUE, Man. – Border officers in Manitoba have arrested a man from Minnesota after they found a portable drug production lab in a backpack.
The Canada Border Services Agency said the man’s car was stopped at the border crossing in Sprague on June 4.
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Officers found materials for a suspected methamphetamine lab in a backpack in the vehicle.
They also seized a plastic bottle containing 85 grams of what they suspect is meth.
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Specialized RCMP officers and firefighters were called in to dismantle the lab.
Derek Olson of Wadena, Minn., is charged with production of methamphetamine, importing/exporting methamphetamine and possession for the purpose of trafficking. He remains in custody.
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