Drug lab found in Owensboro home where kids were living, sheriff says

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — Detectives from the Daviess County Sheriff's Office say they arrested a woman following a drug lab bust on September 5.

Authorities say they executed a search warrant at a residence on Frayser Avenue in Owensboro, uncovering a drug trafficking operation.

Items found during the search included baggies, scales, a loaded handgun, large containers of raw chemicals, suspected mushrooms, and over 10 pounds of synthetic marijuana, the sheriff's office said.

DCSO says the presence of chemicals suggested drug manufacturing on-site, posing a hazard to residents and neighbors. The sheriff's office says children were living in the home.

Cynthia Wilson, 62, was arrested and faces several charges, including trafficking synthetic drugs and possession of a handgun by a con