A state forest near Mount Rainier National Park remains closed while investigators examine it for signs of more illegal drug labs. The forest was closed last week after a DNR enforcement officer discovered an active methamphetamine lab hidden in the woods.
Investigators continue to seek a second suspect in the case.
DNR enforcement officer Jim Russell said a private contractor with the Drug Enforcement Agency will clean up the main lab, but investigators have found five other smaller labs nearby. The state Department of Ecology is expected to clean those sites within the next week. The forest will remain off-limits to public use, however, to give investigators enough time to survey it for any remaining clandestine drug labs.