Suspected Bio Lab in Las Vegas Linked to California Case, Authorities Investigate

Las Vegas Bio Lab Raid

• 🚨 Authorities, including the FBI, hazmat crews, and SWAT, raided a home in Las Vegas early Saturday morning, discovering evidence of a suspected homemade biological laboratory.
• 💡 Police found refrigerators containing vials with unknown liquids and arrested one person in connection with the operation.
• 🏠 A second nearby home was also searched but showed no signs of a biological lab.

Potential Link to California Case

• 🔍 Investigators are exploring a possible connection between the Las Vegas lab and a similar incident in California from a couple of years ago.
• 🏢 The Las Vegas home that was raided is registered under an LLC that matches the name of the California home previously investigated.

California Lab Findings

• 🧪 In the 2023 California case, authorities found a biological lab with pathogen label containers for diseases like Dengue fever, HIV, and malaria.
• 🐁 Over a thousand mice, believed to be used for testing, were also discovered at the California location.
• 🇨🇳 A Chinese citizen was apprehended and charged in the federal case related to the California lab.

Public Safety and Ongoing Investigation

• ⚠️ Officials have stated there is no imminent threat to the public related to the Las Vegas discovery.
• ❓ Authorities are working to answer many questions and determine the extent of the connection between the two cases.