Three arrested in meth lab raid

A police raid on a rural property in New Plymouth resulted in three arrests when a methamphetamine laboratory was uncovered.

Police raided the property on Carrington Rd, on Wednesday morning.

Detective Sergeant Greg Gray said a 40-year-old man arrested there had been on the run from police since July 2, when another lab was discovered at an Okato address.

Another man and a woman were also caught at the address, he told the Taranaki Daily News.

A 40-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman later appeared before Judge John Cadenhead in New Plymouth District Court and were remanded.

Another 40-year-old man from New Plymouth will appear today.

- NZPA