Two Ironwood residents arrested on meth charges

Posted: 01.03.2013 at 10:41 PM

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IRONWOOD -- Two Ironwood residents have been arrested on meth charges.

Police say 34-year-old Justin Christopher Farrsiar and 27-year-old Tammy Rae Korpela face five felony charges in connection with a meth lab believed to be the cause of a New Year's eve fire at a duplex in Ironwood. No injures were reported.

Charges include operating a meth lab in the presence of a minor and operating a meth lab near a school or church. Both remain in the Gogebic County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

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