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An investigation that began in October 2013 into a meth lab operation in North Carolina that produced $4 million worth of the drug led to the indictment of 26 people, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.
The meth labs were found at 12 locations in several North Carolina counties, including one inside a mall store in addition to three mobile labs.
Lindy Pistone, a former manager of the RCC Western Store, cooked meth inside after hours, investigators said.
Pistone invited friends over to join her cooking meth inside the store's bathroom up to a dozen times, officials said.
The store is no longer located in the mall.
Concord Mills Mall sent a statement that said they "learned of this very serious matter through state authorities. As this is a closed matter, we ask that all further inquiries be directed to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation."
The results of the investigation were taken to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina, and a grand jury returned a true bill of indictment in October 2014.
The 26 defendants were taken into federal custody over the next three months.
The majority of the defendants were in North Carolina, but four were in Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina and Indiana.
These arrests were made with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The defendants were sentenced to various prison terms.
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