Jacksonville Police investigating possible meth lab on the Westside

Jacksonville, Fl. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking into a possible meth lab found at the Quality Inn on Commonwealth Avenue early Thursday morning.

Officers were first called out to the hotel because of a chemical smell. Once officers arrived on the scene, they discovered materials consistent with a homemade meth lab in one of the rooms inside the hotel. Their investigation caused nearby hotel rooms to be evacuated guests were moved to a different room.

JSO says they have arrested one man in the parking lot for possession of methamphetamine. Officers say his arrest is possibly related to their investigation.