Amador County - The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) announced Thursday the arrest of a Lodi man for possession of a controlled substance and multiple charges stemming from a methamphetamine laboratory in San Joaquin County. Shawn Tegen, 48, was arrested after a joint investigation with the Amador County Sheriff’s Department. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 2, 2010, Amador County Sheriff’s patrol deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on private property in the unincorporated area of Ione. ACCNET personnel arrived to assist in the surveillance of the vehicle. A short time later the vehicle drove away from the scene and was stopped with the assistance of Ione Police. Tegen, a resident of Lodi, was found to be in possession of .4 grams of methamphetamine and a methamphetamine smoking pipe. Further investigation led ACCNET agents to Tegen’s residence in Lodi where they discovered a fully functioning methamphetamine laboratory in the detached garage. Two manufacturing processes were discovered at the scene: the common red phosphorous/iodine process, and the Nazi, or lithium/ammonia process. The lab had the capability of producing up to two ounces of finished product per manufacturing cycle. ACCNET personnel where assisted at the lab site by the Lodi Police Department, San Joaquin County Metro Narcotics Task Force, and the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services. Tegen was arrested and booked into the Amador County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Transportation of a Controlled Substance. He is facing multiple charges stemming from the methamphetamine laboratory in San Joaquin County. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. The Amador County Combined Narcotic Enforcement Team is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement,
Amador County Sheriff’s Office, Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Probation Department, Amador County Child Protective Services, Jackson
Police Department, Sutter Creek Police Department, Ione Police Department, Mule Creek State Prison, and the Amador Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. A TSPN TV Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 05 February 2010 01:07
Lodi Man’s Arrest Leads to a Meth Lab
Amador County - The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) announced Thursday the arrest of a Lodi man for possession of a controlled substance and multiple charges stemming from a methamphetamine laboratory in San Joaquin County. Shawn Tegen, 48, was arrested after a joint investigation with the Amador County Sheriff’s Department. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 2, 2010, Amador County Sheriff’s patrol deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on private property in the unincorporated area of Ione. ACCNET personnel arrived to assist in the surveillance of the vehicle. A short time later the vehicle drove away from the scene and was stopped with the assistance of Ione Police. Tegen, a resident of Lodi, was found to be in possession of .4 grams of methamphetamine and a methamphetamine smoking pipe. Further investigation led ACCNET agents to Tegen’s residence in Lodi where they discovered a fully functioning methamphetamine laboratory in the detached garage. Two manufacturing processes were discovered at the scene: the common red phosphorous/iodine process, and the Nazi, or lithium/ammonia process. The lab had the capability of producing up to two ounces of finished product per manufacturing cycle. ACCNET personnel where assisted at the lab site by the Lodi Police Department, San Joaquin County Metro Narcotics Task Force, and the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services. Tegen was arrested and booked into the Amador County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Transportation of a Controlled Substance. He is facing multiple charges stemming from the methamphetamine laboratory in San Joaquin County. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. The Amador County Combined Narcotic Enforcement Team is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement,
Amador County Sheriff’s Office, Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Probation Department, Amador County Child Protective Services, Jackson
Police Department, Sutter Creek Police Department, Ione Police Department, Mule Creek State Prison, and the Amador Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. A TSPN TV Report This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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