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Published December 17, 2014

Hunters tip leads to arrest

CAMDEN COUNTY – An Edwards man has been arrested on drug charges thanks to a tip from hunters.

Camden County authorities received a call from citizens hunting in the Z road area of the county, claiming to have located what they believed to be a methamphetamine lab in the woods.

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group (LANEG) located a complete working lab in the area described by the hunters, according to a sheriff’s department press release.
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CCSO and LANEG executed a search warrant on a residence in the 100 block of Terra Lane in Edwards Missouri.

Rex A. Moore 50, of Edwards, was taken into custody and charged with Distribute/Deliver/Manufacture a controlled substance, a class B felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a class C Felony.

Moore is currently being held in the Camden County Adult Detention Facility on a $10,000 cash only bond.

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