Halton police said Thursday night that they’ve taken down a meth lab in a home on Midsummer Dr. in Brampton after getting a lead about the residence from a complaint about substances dumped in a Halton Hills dump in September.

Investigators at the house found evidence of production — around “3 to 6 kilograms of crystal meth” according to Staff Sgt. Brad Murray of Halton police.

Police evacuated 10 homes for safety Thursday night while dismantling the meth lab. “There are a lot of volatile chemicals in meth labs,” says Sgt. Rachel Gibbs, “including poisonous gases, and possibility of explosions.”

According to police, a man who was in the home when they arrived has been arrested after trying to escape through the back yard. Two other arrests have been made in Vaughan and Toronto in connection to meth lab.

Later Thursday, police gave neighbouring homeowners permission to head back home.

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