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Elkhart man arrested for making meth

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Courtesy: Elkhart County Sheriff's Department Courtesy: Elkhart County Sheriff's Department

An Elkhart man is facing charges of making methamphetamine.

The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department arrested Roland Sommers Sunday evening. They say a search of his home in the 58-thousand block of County Road 111 found precursors and remnants of a meth lab.

The Sheriff's Department says the search and arrest came after an investigation by detectives involving many purchases of medication containing pseudoephedrine by Sommers from area businesses.

Along with the suspected meth lab, police say they also found 101 grams of marijuana in the home.

Sommers is being held at the Elkhart County Jail on several drug related charges along with a charge of Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

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