A Lansford couple have been charged with operating a methamphetamine lab operation in their home that resulted in their 7-month-old child consuming a laundry detergent "pod" of the drug.

Charged are Joseph M. Navarre, 43, and Melissa Dorothy O'Brien, 22, who reside at 102 Spring Garden St., which is part of three row homes on that block.Borough police, with the help of Pennsylvania State Police, executed a search warrant on the home late Tuesday night.The couple faces charges of operating a meth lab and illegal dumping of waste; unlawful manufacture of meth in a structure when children under the age of 18 are present; liquified ammonia gas, precursors and chemicals; endangering the welfare of children; and recklessly endangering another person.They are currently in Carbon County Correctional Facility, each in lieu of $100,000 bail.Both are scheduled to have preliminary hearings at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by borough police Sgt. Jack Soberick:Soberick was told by officer James Bonner on Dec. 31 that there was the possibility of meth production occurring at 102 Spring Garden St., where Navarre and O'Brien live.On Jan. 5, Soberick received a Childline report indicating that a 7-month-old child was admitted to the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest after reportedly ingesting a Tide laundry detergent "pod."Medical testing results provided to the Carbon County Children and Youth Agency confirmed that the child had consumed meth.Because of this, custody of the child, whose parents are Navarre and O'Brien, was given by court order to Children and Youth.Based on the information about possible meth production at that address and the information from Lehigh Valley Hospital, Soberick obtained a search warrant for the home.Several plastic bottles with vinyl tubing attached were discovered in the second floor rear bedroom.These bottles were recognized as a "gas generator" and are a component of meth production.The Pennsylvania State Police and Clandestine Lab Response Team were contacted and asked to assist in processing the scene.The team found melted plastic bottles with residue, a bottle of drain opener, measuring cups with residue, plastic tubing and Coleman fuel.In addition, an active one-pot cooker, which was in the process of producing meth, was also found in the home.The materials seized will be processed by the state police regional lab.The borough has been the scene of numerous meth labs over the past few years.In April 2013, a meth lab was found on the 300 block of West Patterson Street and involved a mother exposing her two diaper-clad children to the drugs.A month later, a meth lab exploded in a residence along the 100 block of East Patterson Street, causing a house fire; while a second lab was located just two blocks away a few hours later.In June 2014, borough police, along with the Carbon County Drug Task Force and the state Office of the Attorney General, busted a meth lab at 237 W. Patterson St.