Deputies exposed to chemical drug lab set up inside MoVal hotel room

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday uncovered a likely chemical drug lab illegally established in a Moreno Valley hotel room, leading to at least one arrest and raising concerns about the law enforcement officers’ exposure risks.

The probable PCP manufacturing lab was discovered shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Woodspring Suites Hotel at 24455 Hemlock Ave., near Indian Street and less than a quarter-mile north of the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway, according to reports from the scene.

County fire officials confirmed that three ambulances were sent to the location after firefighters learned of the investigation…

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