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A man scheduled to go on trial next week for running a meth lab in a public housing unit is missing, and is now at the top of Warren County’s “Most Wanted” list. A warrant was issued for 28-year-old Matthew Esterbrook after he didn’t show up for a court appearance last week. Jury selection for his trial is scheduled to start Monday. Police say Esterbrook could be in Elk County. One of his co-defendants, George Heatherdale, is from Brookville. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Two men have pleaded not guilty to running a meth lab in Olean. The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force says 44-year-old Richard Wall Olean and 37-year-old Carey Peden of Harrsiburg, Arkansas, were operating the lab in a house on Riverside Drive, which the task force raided back in September. They are each charged with manufacturing meth. Peden is also charged with possession of a hypodermic instrument, resisting arrest and false personation. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Pennsylvania State Troopers have seized more than $49 million worth of heroin, marijuana and other prohibited drugs in the third quarter of 2014. State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan says besides the 49 kilos of heroin and more than 800 pounds of marijuana, they picked up more than 4,000 prescription pills and three pounds of methamphetamines, valued at more than $173,000, and 24 kilos of cocaine with an estimated value of $2.4 million. He says the amount of heroin is already more than double what they seized last year. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Two people were arrested for running a meth lab after two drug raids Wednesday night in Jamestown. The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, along with the NYS Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, says a working meth lab was discovered in a lower apartment at 607 Lafayette Street and methamphetamine was found at 238 Forest Avenue. 30-year-old Beau Jones and 38-year-old Richard Dean are facing a number of charges, including criminal possession of a controlled substance. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947