Police responding to a call about suspicious men outside of a Taco Bell in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were in store for some leftovers, but none that were exactly palatable.
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Two men have been arrested after Cedar Rapids Police say they found “meth lab remnants” inside a utility area in the Blairs Ferry Road Taco Bell.
Taco Bell described the incident as “unacceptable” but “isolated”. Although the suspicious items found in the restaurant were not used in the kitchen, the employee has been terminated and our franchisee is considering pressing criminal charges.
Officers went inside the restaurant at the request of a manager and the investigators found materials identified as equipment for the production of methamphetamine. But it was unclear if meth had actually been cooked in the restaurant.
Authorities have now charged 31-year-old Christopher Matous and 56-year-old Kent Duby.
Two men – one an employee – have been busted for manufacturing methamphetamine in the popular takeaway food chain. “Open at 5” on the morning of Tuesday, August 4, 2015.
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It also said the restaurant will undergo a deep clean before it is reopened.
