SPANISH FORK — A mother of five children was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into reported methamphetamine production.
Police officers from the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force say the Spanish Fork woman was making meth in a small lab in her house, in the 500 East block of 300 South. Her five children, ages 6 through 14, were taken into protective custody.
The woman, 36, was arrested for investigation of possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and endangering her children. Two men, ages 28 and 26, were also arrested in connection with the meth lab.
Task force leader Steve Clark credited neighbors for helping officers solve the case.
In an unrelated case, officers arrested two other Spanish Fork residents for drug possession. The second arrests occurred just a few blocks from the first. A 34-year-old man was arrested for investigation of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and a 45-year-old woman, who lives in the 700 East block of 300 South, was arrested for investigation of possession of methamphetamine.