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Deputies put stop to rolling meth lab
ECSO also uncovers pot grow house
BRENT MOORE
Brent Moore, 27, of Springfield is one of six arrested by the ECSO on drug charges. Moore has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of tools during the commission of a crime - photo by Photo provided
Six people are facing several drug charges after Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a rolling methamphetamine lab on a traffic stop and found an indoor marijuana growing operation at a residence off Lee Road in Springfield on Thursday afternoon. According to ECSO reports, investigators conducted a stop on a Chevrolet Avalanche on Old Dixie Highway near Chester Thomas Road after receiving information there was a meth lab inside of the vehicle. Denny Knight, 32, of Springfield, William Malphus, 58, of Springfield, Michael Vickery, 26, of Springfield, and Brent Moore, 27, of Clyo, were inside the vehicle.