Charges laid after meth lab bust in Centretown park

A 40-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with drug-related offences after police discovered a meth lab in Dundonald Park last week.

Officers were called to the parkat about 3:30 a.m. Friday for a report of a suspicious person, according to Ottawa police spokesperson Const. Marc Soucy.

When they arrivedofficers foundmaterials used to manufacture methamphetamine sitting on a picnic tablein the southeast corner of the park, nearLyon and MacLaren streets.

A fenced children's playground sitsabout 100 metres away.

Police also found equipment connected to a public power supply beside the table.

Man arrested at scene, charged

A man was arrested at the scene. He is known to police and was wanted on several outstanding charges, Soucy said.

The drug paraphernalia remained in place on the picnic table for hours Friday,cordoned off by crime scenetape, while an officer kept watch from a police cruiser parked nearby.

The man who was arrested was later charged withunlawfully producing a schedule I substance, possession and production of schedule I and scheduleIII substances, as well asa number of charges related to breaching conditions, Soucy said.

He appeared in court last week.