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Traffic stop leads to major meth arrest
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Posted: 02/03/2012
PAYNE COUNTY, Okla. - Payne County sheriff's deputies arrested a man Thursday after a traffic stop led to the discovery of meth labs.
James Tyler Coon was arrested at a residence in Perkins. He's facing 119 counts of manufacturing a controlled substance.
Officials at the Payne County Sheriff's Office say Coon's arrest stemmed from a traffic stop. A total of four occupants were in the vehicle during the stop. All were arrested for traffic violations.
Deputies obtained a search warrant for Coon's residence where they found no less than 119 one-pot meth labs. Officials say deputies stopped counting after that.
Containers varied from 2 liter bottles to 20 ounce soda bottles.
Coon is currently being held in the Payne County Jail on $1 million bond.
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