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Standish couple accused of operating meth lab; children taken into protective custody

Standish couple accused of operating meth lab; children taken into protective custody

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STANDISH (WGAN) A couple from Standish is accused of manufacturing meth at the home they share with their four children.

Drug agents found evidence of a meth lab at the home on Maple Ridge Drive, according to the Portland Press Herald. 34-year-old Jeffrey Makela and 32-year-old Nicole Makela were arrested Wednesday afternoon. Nicole Makela was out on bail for operating a meth lab in Portland.

The four children, a 3-week-old baby and a 15-month-old boy, as well as two girls ages 10 and 12, were taken into protective custody.

Both parents were brought to Cumberland County Jail.

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