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OPD says man arrested in connection with two different meth labs

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Charles Nelson, 29. (Source: Owensboro Police Dept.) Charles Nelson, 29. (Source: Owensboro Police Dept.)
Owensboro, Ky. (WFIE) -

Detectives with the Owensboro Police Department Street Crimes Unit say they arrested a man they think is linked to two meth lab cases.

OPD says Monday around noon, detectives observed 29-year-old Charles Nelson driving in the 3100 block of Highway 54 east.

Police say Nelson was suspected of being involved in a meth lab that was located at 59 Dublin Lane in June and a second lab at the Motel 6 located at 4585 Frederica Street on August 21st.

Police say they stopped Nelson and the subsequent traffic stop and investigation led to his arrest on several drug related charges.

Nelson was lodged in the Daviess County Detention Center.

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