Traffic Stop in Hayward Leads to Dismantling of Meth Lab and Multiple Arrests

Not saying that I support or defend this but an interesting story nonetheless...


Posted: Sep 8, 2008 11:42 AM
HAYWARD (BCN) -- A traffic stop in Hayward Sunday morning led to the dismantling of
a small methamphetamine lab, the recovery of two improvised explosive devices
and seven arrests, a police lieutenant said today.

Officers pulled over a vehicle at Wauchula Way and Sleepy Hollow
Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

The encounter led authorities to a home in a residential area on
the west side of Hayward, but Lt. Bernie Licata said police are not releasing
details of the traffic stop because it would compromise the investigation.

Officers who responded to the home in the 27600 block of Barcelona
Avenue smelled a chemical odor.

Licata said a state Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement clandestine
lab team responded to the home to dismantle the lab, and the Police
Department's street narcotics team executed a search warrant.

Officers found two homemade explosive devices, Licata said.

An Alameda County Sheriff's Office bomb squad was called out to
the home to dispose of the devices. The Hayward Fire Department also
responded to ensure neighbors' safety.

Licata said seven people were arrested, including four Hayward
men, one Hayward woman, one San Lorenzo man and one Newark woman.

The suspects were arrested on suspicion of being under the
influence of a controlled substance, Licata said. The investigation is
ongoing.

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