Maintenance worker spots 750 pounds of meth through a hole in the wall, records show

A maintenance worker stumbled upon 750 pounds of methamphetamine in a Long Beach garage last week, prompting police to seize the stash and arrest the man who was renting the space, according to court records reviewed by the Long Beach Post.

The worker told police he was clearing out a garage in an apartment complex at 1970 Cedar Avenue when he noticed a 4-foot-by-8-foot hole in a wall.

Through the hole, he could see into the adjacent garage, where he spotted “multiple boxes” containing “off-white crystal rock” that appeared to be meth, according to a search warrant filed by Long Beach police.

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Officers seized the meth that same day, Dec. 1, and also arrested the man renting the garage and its corresponding apartment…

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