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FBI investigating possible 'biological lab' operating inside Las Vegas home: Sources
Authorities found refrigerators with vials of unknown liquids and removed over 1,000 biological samples during a complex multi-agency investigation linked to a prior California biolab case.
- On Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI served a search warrant at a Sugar Springs Drive residence, probing a suspected biological lab linked to Jia Bei Zhu's 2023 Reedley, California investigation.
- A code enforcement officer's tip about suspicious plumbing spurred the probe, leading investigators to link the Las Vegas residence to the Reedley, California 2023 illegal biolab investigation and launch a joint investigation with the FBI and local fire and state agencies.
- At the scene, FBI officials inventorying the garage listed specific lab equipment and liquids, and collected 1,000 samples and over 1,000 pieces of evidence for testing, said Christopher Delzotto.
- Police removed three individuals renting rooms who are not involved, arrested Ori Solomon, 55, property manager, and completed remediation at about 2:30 a.m. on Monday with no public threat.
- The discovery links back to the Reedley indictments and an ongoing federal probe, with Jia Bei Zhu indicted in November 2023 and trial scheduled in April; follow-up Reedley search on Sunday shows probe remains active.
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(Las Vegas, Nevada) – Federal and local authorities are investigating a suspected illegal biolab discovered inside a Las Vegas home after a SWAT raid uncovered over 1,000 pieces of evidence, including biological materials and vials filled with unknown liquids. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers served a search warrant Saturday at a home on the city’s east side after receiving a tip. Most of the materials were fou…
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