Winnipeg police dismantle meth lab in residential area

Meth lab dismantled by Winnipeg police Winnipeg Police have charged two people after a meth lab was dismantled in a city home.

WINNIPEG — Two people from Winnipeg are facing charges after police dismantled a methamphetamine lab in a residential neighbourhood.

According to police, members of the drug enforcement unit (DEU) began an investigation into a possible lab operating on Paulley Drive in Transcona.

A search warrant was executed at a single-family home on July 30. In addition to the DEU, the tactical support team, organized crime unit, the clandestine lab team, and the guns and gangs unit assisted with the search warrant.

Police said they discovered a "one pot method" setup for producing methamphetamine, as well as "numerous" toxic precursor chemicals in the home.

Const. Rob Carver with the Winnipeg Police Service said the one pot method is an "unsophisticated" method of producing methamphetamine, and involves highly volatile chemicals being mixed together.

"It has high potential for explosion," he said. "The chemicals themselves are caustic; they can release deadly gas, so it's quite a situation both for officers and for our community."

Carver said it is the first meth lab Winnipeg police have dismantled in over a year.

Darrell Allen Simard, 36, and Lisa Rose Gladue, 34, were both charged with production of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine.

The two were detained in custody. The charges against them have not been proven in court.