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Friday, April 19, 2013  Six people have been arrested and two young children are in protective custody after a meth lab bust, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Three people were arrested Tuesday evening after Lexington County deputies seized a meth lab being operated out of a home near West Columbia.

Friday, March 01, 2013  People in South Carolina may soon have to get a prescription the next time they need medicine for a cold, or at least that's what some legislators are pushing for.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A decade after meth was introduced in South Carolina, the problem persists with newer more discrete methods of making methamphetamine.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A meth lab being operated out of an unoccupied home near West Columbia was busted by Lexington county law enforcement officers Tuesday afternoon. Two men were arrested.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A husband and wife are in jail after Lexington County deputies seized a mobile methamphetamine laboratory early Tuesday morning.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Three individuals were arrested Thursday after officers located an active meth lab at a home in Newberry.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Lexington County deputies say they found a man who was running a methamphetamine lab in the tool box attached to the bed of a pickup truck near Irmo.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Two West Columbia residents are accused of operating a meth lab at their home, according to officials with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department has arrested a Cordova man in connection with a meth lab but officers are still searching for a second suspect.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott says the five people accused of using hotel rooms as meth labs are now behind bars. Tips into the Crimestoppers hotline lead police to find the two meth labs.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A vehicle chase in Kershaw County lead to the discovery of a mobile meth lab and the arrest of one man, who Kershaw County Sheriff's deputies say has an extensive criminal record.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Lexington County officers seized a meth lab that was being operated at a shed near Lexington Tuesday. Two people were arrested.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A meth lab was seized in Leesville Wednesday afternoon by authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  A home meth lab was seized near Batesburg Wednesday, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.