Authorities called to suspected meth lab at Southside hotel

Extended Stay employees report suspicious items, odor in room

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrived Tuesday at a suspected meth lab at a hotel on the Southside.

Officers were dispatched at about 1:48 p.m. to the Extended Stay on Salisbury Road.

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Police said employees were reporting suspicious items and a suspicious odor in one of the rooms. The bomb squad, firefighters and the Narcotics unit were also called to the hotel.

No one was in the room at the time and officers are still in the process of obtaining a warrant to search the room.

Police said once they are able to clear the room there will be more cause for concern.


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