Reports of ‘possible biological lab’ prompt police, FBI search of east Las Vegas home

An investigation into a “possible biological laboratory” prompted police and FBI agents to converge on an east Las Vegas home early Saturday morning.

According to new information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, SWAT and the FBI searched two homes in the area of East Washington Avenue and North Hollywood Boulevard just before 6 a.m.

At a home on Sugar Springs Drive, investigators found “evidence of possible biological material, including refrigerators containing unknown liquids,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.

A Channel 13 crew documented the heavy police presence, including a number of FBI agents and a pile of large, yellow plastic bags outside the home on Saturday.

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