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Three area men arrested in meth labTuesday, June 5, 2007BENTON, Mo. -- Two Scott City men and a Benton man were arrested Sunday by sheriff's deputies and Scott City police as the three suspects dismantled a meth lab. The arrests occurred at 701 Wall St. in Scott City as the three men attempted to flush chemicals from the meth lab down the toilet, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said. Arrested were Clayton Crowden, 28, occupant of the home; Jerry Decker, 30, of 608 Main St. in Scott City, and George Hale, 32, of Benton. They were all charged with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of ephedrine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond has been set at $75,000 each, Walter said Monday afternoon. While on patrol Sunday, two Scott City police officers drove by the Wall Street residence. They smelled a strong odor of ether. They notified detectives who had been investigating drug activity at that address. Walter said law enforcement officials decided to end the two-month investigation conducted by the sheriff's department and Scott City police. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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Two month investigation? To smell ether? Please. Can't police do any better?
Yes that pesky thing called the "Constitution" makes it somewhat difficult for the police to simply pile down someone's door and take them to jail. There is "Knowing" and then there is "Proving". Then even when you know and can prove it is important to execute the search at the correct time as to get the bad guys red handed. It wouldn't make much sense to go in and get a couple of bottles of liquid heat, some allergy pills and a battery without a cook in progress would it?