Two people are in custody following separate Sunday night arrests on methamphetamine related charges. 41-year-old Lindle Tarlton of Marvin Street in Central City is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged possession of methamphetamine and meth manufacturing. Centralia Police say they initially stopped Tarlton's vehicle for an expired registration. After the Centralia canine alerted on the car, police discovered a plastic bottle under the passenger seat with a clear liquid melting down lithium batteries. Police determined the bottle contained an active 'shake and bake' meth lab. At that point, the State Police Meth Lab response team was called. Centralia Police say the bottle contained 359 grams of liquid being cooked into meth. A 37-year-old Centralia man, Daniel Rivera of East Broadway, is in the Marion County Jail for alleged possession of methamphetamine under five grams, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Rivera was initially stopped after learning his license was revoked. They allegedly found a flashlight with cannabis residue in the battery compartment and a metal container in Rivera's pocket that had a white residue that later tested positive for meth. Rivera told deputies he had used the methamphetamine in the bathroom at the Gas Mart on East McCord in Centralia after he spotted police watching him. Rivera said at the same time he placed a package with three grams of cannabis in his shoe that was recovered during the booking procedure. - http://goo.gl/Wz50B
