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A Henrico County police investigation into two suspected meth labs Wednesday afternoon led to a brief lockdown at a Sandston elementary school.

Officers in the police division’s organized crime section executed warrants at homes in the 3100 block of Danville Street and 100 block of Huntsman Road beginning at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, Henrico police spokesman Lt. Chris Eley said. During the course of the search, authorities found evidence of meth production at both locations, he said.

At about noon, Seven Pines Elementary School, located at the corner of Beulah and Huntsman roads, was placed on lockdown as a precaution, said Andy Jenks, Henrico schools spokesman. The lockdown was lifted a few minutes after it went into effect, and the school dismissed students normally, he said.

Police officers escorted home children who walk through the neighborhood, Jenks said.

Because of the volatility of the materials used to produce methamphetamine, state police, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Henrico fire department aided in rendering the suspected labs safe, Eley said.

Cleanup at the home on Danville Street was completed early Wednesday afternoon, and work at the house on Huntsman Road was expected to wrap up by 5 p.m., Eley said.