A landowner south of here discovered this morning what Clay County authorities believe to be a mobile methamphetamine lab.
Landowner Richard Schenck phoned authorities today after finding an Igloo cooler and other items in a windbreak in a farm field south of Sabin that Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist said appear to make up part of a meth lab.
Schenck said about three weeks ago he noticed a white car near the spot. The car left when the driver noticed that Schenck had noticed him, he said.
The Sheriff's Department said the items, which appear to include anhydrous ammonia and lighter fluid, may have been abandoned at the site.
Bergquist said mobile labs are apparently becoming more common as the supply of meth dries up due to arrests and seizures.
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The Clay County Sheriff's Department and Sabin Fire are currently on scene. A private contractor will come out and dispose of what is considered hazardous material.
