Two arrested after meth lab found in

Shannon Hills

 

Friday March 14, 2008

By Jillilan Duke

 

A Mabelvale man and a Bismarck man were arrested last week on charges related to the manufacture of methamphetamine.

 

After following a trail of clues found in a trash pile, Shannon Hills police uncovered enough evidence to arrest Kalvin Ray Farlow, 36, of 16201 Vandiver in Mabelvale, and Thomas Orr, 42, of 8540 Fendley in Bismarck.

Farlow was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of firearms by certain persons, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and using another person’s property to facilitate a crime.

 

Orr was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

 

The investigation began after Police Chief Richard Friend received a complaint that a man had been dumping trash near Otter Creek.

 

Friend and detective Sgt. Jeff King found several bags of trash, and in them were several items typically associated with the manufacture of meth. Because of the amount of waste, police came back the next day, along with Detective Chris Runnels of the Benton Police Department’s narcotics unit, to process the evidence and conduct a proper cleanup.

 

One of the items found in the trash led police to Farlow, according to a police report. A receipt from the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Cabot for the purchase of one box of pseudoephedrine allowed police to use the LeadsOnlabs online tracking system, which showed that Farlow and his wife, Edith Farlow, 42, had recently purchased numerous boxes of pseudoephedrine in the Central Arkansas area.

 

The tracking systems listed the Farlow residence as being less than two miles from where the trash items were found.

 

Farlow’s booking photo from a previous arrest matched the physical description of the person seen dumping the items near the creek, the report said.

 

A background check revealed Farlow was on parole for manufacturing meth.

 

In addition, he was wanted as an absconder with the Department of Community Correction. Farlow also had misdemeanor warrants from the City of Benton for failure to appear.

 

Edith Farlow was wanted in Hot Spring County for manufacturing meth, in addition to several warrants from other agencies.

 

Police said when they arrived at the Farlows’ house, Kalvin Farlow ran out a rear door. The distinct odor of a meth lab was detected while officers talked to Farlow, police said.

 

When asked whether there was anything inside that could harm officers, Farlow replied: “No, what I got is on me,” and he nodded with his head toward his front shirt pocket, where police found an empty cigarette wrapper with a bag of a white powder inside.

 

Narcotics detective Runnels observed several items used to manufacture meth from the doorway of the residence.

 

Inside the house, police found a rifle, more than 50 syringes, numerous jars with organic solvents and liquids, razor blades, digital scales, hundreds of small plastic bags, foil, torches, suspected marijuana seeds, numerous prescription medications in several people’s names, volumetric flasks with burn marks and red residue, and other items typically used to manufacture meth, police said.

 

Orr was found in possession of a small amount of meth, the report said. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LeadsOnlabs Client – Shannon Hills, AR Police Department

 

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