PALM BAY, Florida -- Palm Bay police officers blocked off a three-block area off of Santo Domingo Avenue in Palm Bay, Florida due to a high hazard incident
involving what they say appears to be evidence of a mobile meth lab in a
vehicle.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Meth Disposal Team is
responding to remove the hazard. Residents in the area are not being
evacuated as the scene is secured pending removal.
At approximately 6:53 a.m. today, a resident flagged down a patrol officer to report an erratic vehicle traveling south on Minton Road from Malabar Road. Police then located a 2004 Saturn in the area of Santo Domingo off of Jupiter Boulevard and stopped the car.
Police say the driver of the vehicle, a 27-year-old white male, appeared under the influence when officers
approached the vehicle. After further
investigation, the man was arrested for DUI. The man is not being identified by police due to an ongoing
investigation.
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subsequent inventory of the vehicle yielded a cooler in the back seat.
Police say the cooler contained evidence of paraphernalia used in a mobile meth
lab. Due to the high-hazard potential of the contents, officers
immediately secured the vehicle and cordoned off a safe zone until the
meth disposal team can remove the hazard. Santo Domingo Drive is
blocked between San Luis and Tucker. There were no injuries reported
as a result of this incident.
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