Two Vicksburg men were charged in Louisiana Monday with creation and operation of a clandestine lab, Ouachita Parish records show.

Chadwick E. Hudson, 36, and Joshua L. Weeks, 22, both of 110 Melissa Drive, were taken to the Ouachita Correctional Center.

Officers with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reportedly discovered Hudson and Weeks around 3:45 p.m. in the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area with materials to manufacture and a portable meth lab in their vehicle.

Both Weeks and Hudson told the arresting officer with the Metro Narcotics Unit that they drove to Monroe from Vicksburg to purchase the pseudoephedrine used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

The purchase of pseudoephedrine in Mississippi has required a prescription since July 1, 2010.

Bonds for Weeks and Hudson were set at $25,000. They remained in OCC this morning.