A mobile drug lab was found in Walton County on Monday night, leading to the arrest of four young men, authorities said.

Jacks Creek Road was closed between Bethel Church Road and Old Good Hope Road due to the discovery of a "rolling pill lab," the Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.

A "rolling pill lab" was busted in Walton County, authorities said. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

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Walton County sheriff’s Maj. Damien Mercer told Channel 2 Action News the “sophisticated” equipment in the lab was capable of producing thousands of pills very quickly.

Austin Marshall (from left), Jakob Sullins, Nicholas Felker, Timothy Ballard (Credit: Walton County Sheriff's Office)

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“One of the suspects said he thought it was capable of producing about 16,000 pills an hour,” Mercer said.

He estimated the equipment is worth between $15,000 and $20,000, Channel 2 reported.

The suspects, each 20 years old, were identified as Austin Marshall, Jakob Sullins, Nicholas Felker and Timothy Ballard, and they’re from the Clarke County area.

Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman told the news station they believe the alleged drug ring was going to operate out of a nearby barn.

“There’s an old barn back in the wooded area, and we believe they were going to try to set it up inside that barn,” Chapman said.

The Walton County Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in cleaning up the lab, the post said. The road has since reopened.

An investigation is ongoing.

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