The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested three people in connection with a meth lab found inside a home in Sherman.

Arno said the lab was found in a mobile home at 130 Silver Ridge Road in Sherman. Members of the MDEA’s Aroostook County Task Force, U.S. Border Patrol agents and the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office searched the home Tuesday and found materials inside that were consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Methamphetamine is a synthetic chemical that can be manufactured in makeshift labs. The drug, which creates a false sense of happiness and is highly addictive, can be snorted, smoked or injected.

Officers arrested Gloria Cahill, 50, and Eliza Berberian, 28, both of Sherman. Both were charged with Class A aggravated operation of a meth lab because of prior felony drug trafficking convictions.

Charged with Class B unlawful operation of a meth lab was 31-year-old Shawn Michaud of Sherman. All three were transported to the Aroostook County Jail where they were being held Wednesday evening.

MDEA Commander Peter Arno said in a statement Wednesday that this is the 123rd meth-related incident his agency has investigated this year. That number is more than double the 56 meth labs investigated in 2015.

The MDEA was assisted at the scene by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Sherman Fire Department. Chemicals used in the manufacturing of meth can be corrosive and explosive.

Arno said the investigation is continuing and more arrests are possible.

Dennis Hoey can be contacted at 791-6365 or at:

dhoey@pressherald.com

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