Pioneer - The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) arrested and booked a Pioneer resident on Wednesday, October 14 on charges related to the manufacture and possession of methamphetamine, according to a release. Keary Halligan, 29, on probation in El Dorado County for possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest, was residing at his mother’s residence in Pioneer when ACCNET agents responded to a request for assistance from Amador County Probation officers who were conducting an address verification. While speaking with Probation officers inside his residence, Halligan tried to flee. He was detained and officers subsequently found him to be in possession of a myriad of illegal drug-related contraband. This included methamphetamine and marijuana smoking pipes, “multiple coin baggies containing methamphetamine residues, approximately 6.8 grams of marijuana, digital scales, and additional smoking paraphernalia.” ACCNET agents conducted a further search of the garage and found multiple matchbooks with their striker plates missing, a common method of acquiring red phosphorous for the manufacture of methamphetamine. A dismantled meth lab was found in a bag that contained these striker plates. Also discovered was a recently harvested marijuana grow. Further investigation into nearby storage lockers revealed additional meth paraphernalia and a search of the residence of his girlfriend, Sarah Mason, 34, uncovered 180 grams of marijuana, 90 pharmaceutical pills and meth smoking pipes. Halligan was arrested and booked into the Amador County Jail for manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of ammunition by a felon, and violation of probation. Mason was issued a misdemeanor citation for possession of smoking paraphernalia. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. Agents of the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Clandestine Laboratory Response Team, chemists from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services and latent print analysts responded to the residence to assist ACCNET in the processing, sampling, and destruction of the methamphetamine laboratory. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.