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- A New York man who ran a drug laboratory in the style of the popular series “Breaking Bad“He inadvertently turned himself in to authorities when he called police to report a robbery, prosecutors said.
- Matthew Leshinsky, 23, of Farmingville, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and other charges of running an illicit drug lab on Long Island, according to a news release from the Prosecutor’s Office. of Suffolk County District.
- Leshinsky had called 9-1-1 to report a robbery at his supposed business, Quantitative Laboratories LLC in Ronkonkoma, at 3:30 a.m. on June 7.
NEW YORK — A New York man who ran a drug lab in the style of the popular series “Breaking Bad“He inadvertently turned himself in to authorities when he called police to report a robbery, prosecutors said.
Matthew Leshinsky, 23, of Farmingville, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine and other charges of running an illicit drug lab on Long Island, according to a news release from the Prosecutor’s Office. of Suffolk County District.
Leshinsky had called 9-1-1 to report a robbery at his supposed business, Quantitative Laboratories LLC in Ronkonkoma, at 3:30 a.m. on June 7.
When Suffolk County Police officers arrived, they found broken glass at the entrance to the laboratory and then found what appeared to be “a clandestine laboratory” where methamphetamine and dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic substance, as well as other substances were manufactured, the police added. prosecutors in the statement.
A search warrant led to the discovery of more than 100 items of laboratory equipment, chemical reagents and solvents used to manufacture and produce methamphetamine, authorities said.
Authorities also recovered $40,000 in cash, ecstasy, more than three ounces of methamphetamine and more than 625,000 milligrams of pure ketamine. They also found more than 20 55-gallon plastic drums containing gamma-butyrolactonean acid-like chemical gamma hydroxybutyric acidknown as the “rape drug,” prosecutors said.
Leshinsky pleaded guilty to a total of 13 charges on Thursday and is due back in court on March 20.
His attorney was not immediately available for comment Tuesday.
“This defendant was operating a ‘drug lab’ styleBreaking Bad‘ and attempted to hide it under the guise of a legitimate business,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in the statement.
“I want to thank the Suffolk County Police Department officers who clearly identified evidence of a clandestine drug lab during their initial response to the scene, as well as our prosecutors and other members of law enforcement for their efforts. to further investigate this defendant and hold him accountable for the deadly drugs he put on the streets of Suffolk County,” he added.
This article was originally written in English for NBC news. To read it go here.
2024-02-20 21:07:40
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