Materials used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine was found in a wooded area in Schuylkill Township, about a mile northwest of the Howard D. Buehler Memorial pool in Tamaqua.

State police at Frackville said the illegally dumped waste was discovered by a hiker at 7:30 p.m. June 26.The waste was recovered and disposed of by a state police clandestine lab team.