Several items commonly used for the manufacturing of methamphetamines were discovered on Aug. 18 at the home of Nancy Joyce Holt located off of 1004 Loop in Sallisaw.

Holt, 43, and Joe Tuck, 28, were taken to the Sequoyah County Jail after deputies arrived at the Holt residence to locate Tuck to serve a felony warrant on him. When deputies arrived they noticed a chemical odor coming from within the home. The deputies left the residence and after obtaining a search warrant returned.

Deputies said during the search they found four boxes of salt, several used syringes, bags with four different types of unknown pills, a large pill bottle with 94 unknown white tablets, and two metal spoons with residue.

The pills and the spoons were sent to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for further testing.

Deputy Travis Gabbert reported when Holt and Tuck were taken to the jail he started ventilating the house to let the strong chemical odor out and noticed the hinges on several doors were corroded and rusted. He said that the acidic nature of the air from an active methamphetamine lab will cause metal to rust.

Holt was arrested for possession of a controlled dangerous substance and drug paraphernalia, and harboring a fugitive. Holt was released on a $7,500 bond and Tuck has no bond. Tuck’s arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 14 in Sequoyah County District Court, Sallisaw.