Mini-van used as ‘mobile meth lab’ in Glenwood

Not all mini-vans are for soccer moms.

Cook County Sheriff’s police last week nabbed a pair of drug dealers in Glenwood who allegedly were using a Nissan Quest van as a “mobile meth lab.”

Acting on a tip, police arrested Kevin Halter, 51, in the rolling drug lab on Friday. Officers found about 11.7 grams of methamphetamine, along with the equipment and ingredients used to make the drug inside the van, police said.

“It was basically a drug house on wheels. You could come and get it, or they would bring it to you,” police spokesman Steve Patterson said.

Halter’s roommate, George Wagner, 56, was arrested at the rental home the men share in Glenwood, where police confiscated more drugs and lab equipment. Both men face multiple felony charges.

Halter, who was released from prison on Jan. 30 after serving three years on drug charges, told police he works as a truck driver and sells meth at truck stops and from his home.

Both men remain held in Cook County Jail.

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