Remnants of PCP Lab Found Near Dirt Road
Los Angeles County health officials Tuesday cleaned up equipment from an illegal drug lab found in a remote canyon in Val Verde, sheriff’s deputies said.
Judging by the size of the containers found near a dirt road off Hasley Canyon Road, deputies estimated that 35 gallons of the drug PCP, with a street value of up to $5 million, could have been manufactured with the equipment.
Numerous trash cans and empty ether cans were found about 7:30 p.m. Monday by two deputies looking for abandoned cars. They smelled ether and traced it to a small clearing.
A narcotics investigator said it was unclear whether the PCP was manufactured there or whether the materials had been dumped.
No PCP was found, but a highly flammable chemical residue left after manufacture of the drug was still in the containers. The deputies called a Fire Department hazardous materials unit and health officials to remove the materials.
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