Police: Mobile meth lab found in stolen rental car in Goose Creek

GOOSE CREEK, SC (WCSC) - A report of a couple sleeping in a vehicle in a Goose Creek parking lot led to the discovery of a mobile meth lab, Goose Creek Police say.

Police responded at about 7:40 a.m. to the St. James Avenue Walmart and found a man and woman sleeping in a car, Goose Creek Police Capt. John Grainger said.

Authorities took the pair into custody after verifying the car was a rental that had been reported stolen in Summerville, Grainger said.

Officers searched the vehicle and found equipment for a mobile meth lab, Grainger said.

The DEA task force was notified and responded to the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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