Third Meth Lab Found In Western Lincoln County

Ongoing Investigation Leads to Second Meth Lab Bust in One Day


Gina Leatherman Gantt

July 2, 2008

By Elizabeth Mayhew

Lincolnton -– A second suspected meth lab was discovered 4:00 p. m. Tuesday at 6072 Cottontail Lane off Hog Hill Road. Lincolnton/Lincoln County Interagency Narcotics Unit, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies and the SBI processed the scene after confirming another meth lab.

Officers arrested Gina Leatherman Gantt, 45, of 6072 Cottontail Lane, Vale, NC.

She is charged with maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine precursor, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and manufacturing a Schedule II controlled substance, methamphetamine. Assisting at the scene were Lincoln County EMS and Emergency Management, and Union Volunteer Fire Department.

Leatherman is currently being held at the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $76,000 bond.

Clean-up at this site, as well as the site that was found Tuesday morning at 2120 Underwood Lane, is being done by a hazardous materials clean-up crew and should be completed by early Wednesday morning.

It’s the third meth lab found in the county since June 26th.


To read about the meth Lab bust on June 26, 2008 click here

To read about the meth lab bust on Tuesday Morning, July 1, 2008 click here