Homeowner investigated for illegal biological lab linked to CA investigation

The owner of a Las Vegas home searched by police and the FBI as part of an investigation into reports of an illegal biological lab may be linked to a similar investigation in California, Channel 13 has learned.

This comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and FBI served a search warrant at the property, near Washington Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, on Saturday. Inside the home, investigators found “evidence of possible biological material, including refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.

The investigation initially began as a code-violation call, but when authorities suspected that medical-type biological research materials were potentially being stored at the property, the Joint Terrorism Task Force took over the investigation, according to sources…

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