SILER CITY, N.C. (WNCN) — A Siler City, North Carolina couple were arrested for running two meth labs out of a house and having a weapon of mass destruction, Chatham County Sheriff’s officials say.
The lab – along with the weapon – was found when Chatham County deputies carried out a search warrant Friday morning at a home in Siler City, N.C.
“Deputies discovered two methamphetamine labs at the residence along with additional paraphernalia and a weapon of mass destruction,” officials said in a press release.
Michael McCurdy, age 28, and Gabrielle Dowdy, age 20, are facing several charges including felony manufacturing methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine, possessing/distributing methamphetamine precursor, maintaining a dwelling/vehicle/place for controlled substances, and possessing a weapon of mass destruction.
McCurdy and Dowdy were also charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities did not specify what the weapon of mass destruction was.
McCurdy is being held on a $25,000 secured bond. Dowdy is being held on a $10,000 secured bond.
Both are scheduled to appear in District Court in Pittsboro on February 29.
