MSU meth-chem stash triggers arrest; no lab found in Wells Hall

Police arrested 31-year-old Xin Tong after Wells Hall at Michigan State University was searched following reports of a strong odor; bags containing substances commonly used to manufacture meth were found, though MSU later said no meth lab was located inside Wells Hall. Tong faces trespassing, malicious destruction of property over $20,000, and felony charges related to operating/maintaining a meth lab, and is held on a $500,000 bond with a DHS hold; Wells Hall was evacuated briefly but there is no known threat to campus.