The Portage County Drug Task Force arrested three people in connection with operating a meth lab in the attic of a Franklin Township home.

NewsChannel 5 reports the task force received a tip that there was a possible meth lab at a house on West Shore Drive. Portage County authorities say the house was investigated for two days before a search warrant was obtained.

Members of the task force found remains of an active meth lab in the attic and crawl space Tuesday.

Arrested were 30-year old Michael Piskac of Ravenna, 23-year old Ashley Mitrovic of Tallmadge, and Robert Akers of Kent. All were charged with Illegal Manufacturing of Methamphetamines

Portage County Sheriff David Doak  told NewsChannel 5 Piskac and Mitrovic were both arrested for making meth inside a home in Kent January 5.

The chemicals were removed from the scene by a clandestine drug lab clean up unit and a chemical disposal company.

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Three men have been arrested in connection with a meth lab bust on Kenmore Boulevard.

Officers responded to a citizen’s call for a possible meth lab on the site.

The business owner gave consent for the officers to search the business. Officers then found  a working meth lab and three men inside of the business.

Officers arrested Scott McDaniel, Clifford Smith, and Michael Spears. All three were charged with with Manufacturing of Methamphetamines and Assembly of Chemicals and booked into the Summit County Jail.

Akron Police officers made a meth bust on Akron's north side Sunday morning.  

Thanks to a tip from the Tallmadge Police Department  officers shut down a suspected meth lab around 2:00 Sunday morning,

Kalley Miller of Cuyahoga Street was arrested and charged with Illegal Manufacturing of Methamphetamines and Illegal Assembly of Chemicals and booked into the Summit County Jail.

Police also arrested Justen Moore of Hanover Drive in Kent.

Moore was charged with Occupying a Drug Premises and summonsed to court.