A twice-convicted drug offender was picked up again Wednesday, and more than 1,500 milliliters of methamphetamine oil was recovered from his home on Mississippi 27 when Warren County authorities used a warrant to search his residence, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Kenneth Matthew “Matt” Miller, 34, 4499 Mississippi 27, was arrested at about 5 p.m. after a traffic stop near his home, Pace said. Pace said he and deputies were headed to Miller’s home when they spotted his vehicle and made the stop.

At the home, they found meth lab equipment, precursor chemicals and 1,500 milliliters of meth oil, which Pace said is the substance’s final stage before crystallizing.

Jeff Crevitt, investigator for the sheriff’s office, said if the 1,500 millititers of meth were crystallized, its street value alone would be about $5,000.

Also arrested at the home was Miller’s live-in girlfriend, Wendy Elise Wilson, 35.

Both Miller and Wilson were arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of precursor chemicals.

“These arrests made a significant dent in meth distribution in the area,” Pace said. “Just the vast amount of meth oil and chemicals found at the home leads us to believe that these two were major players in the area’s meth production and distribution.”

In addition to the meth substances and equipment found at the home, a loaded .30-caliber rifle was recovered. Miller, who, in 2003, was convicted twice for possession precursor chemicals and once for possession of methamphetamine and was released from prison about a year ago, also was charged with felony weapon possession Wednesday.

Miller and Wilson were both in the Warren County Jail without bond this morning.

Along with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, Pace said the Drug Enforcement Agency was involved in Wednesday’s raid, providing a chemical cleanup crew. Pace also thanked the Culkin Fire Department for being on standby because of the volatile nature of meth chemicals.

“I’m very pleased with efforts all around,” Pace said. “This investigation had been going on for some time, and we’re very happy with the outcome.”