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Four arrested in Lenoir City Meth Bust

Posted: 1:49 AM Aug 22, 2012

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A search warrant leads to a meth lab bust in Lenoir City.

Around 12:30 this morning, officers from Lenoir City and Loudon Police Departments as well as the Loudon County Sheriff's office and the 9th Judicial Drug Task Force executed a search warrant against a person at the Inn of Lenoir City on Highway 321.

Authorities found an active meth lab inside one of the rooms at the hotel.

Emergency crews evacuated nearby rooms.

Inside, they also found other types of drugs, firearms, and several items they believe to be stolen.

Authorities have arrested four people, but have not released their names.