A hidden room built into the wall between the stairs and the laundry room of a Peoria house held something investigators rarely see in Maricopa County: an active DMT manufacturing operation. Jason Ginn, 49, now faces seven felony counts after the Peoria Police Department SWAT team breached his rented home near 75th Avenue and Greenway Road and found the lab, along with methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and roughly $7,000 in cash.
Court records describe the seizure as one of Arizona’s largest psychedelic-drug busts, according to ABC15 Arizona. DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is a dangerous psychedelic drug that the station reported investigators found being manufactured in Ginn’s upstairs bedroom, where a hidden room had been built between the stairs and the laundry room specifically for that purpose. Inside, investigators found nine Pyrex dishes and two 40- to 50-gallon drums, according to court records cited by the outlet; the substances in the dishes tested positive for DMT, while a separate white powder substance tested positive for fentanyl.
Overdose Calls Preceded the Raid
The case traces back to November 2025, when the investigation began. Court records reference that a citizen reported in April 2026 that Ginn was selling fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine at the house. The station’s report also details two 911 calls, three days apart, about two women overdosing at the home — and in both incidents, a male resident reportedly shut the door on police, telling them he only needed the fire department, not law enforcement.
A confidential source told investigators that Ginn rented the home and sold approximately one pound of methamphetamine per day, according to court paperwork referenced in the same account. Clandestine lab investigators determined that the DMT found at the scene had been manufactured within the previous 24 hours of the raid, per the station’s report.
SWAT Breach and Arrest
Peoria police SWAT breached the front and east side of the home to serve the search warrant, using chemical agents before detaining Ginn on September 1, according to court paperwork. Phoenix police, Tempe police and Peoria Fire all assisted the investigation, alongside the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force, which includes the DEA, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from Tempe, Buckeye, Surprise, Casa Grande, the Department of Corrections and Homeland Security Investigations…