3 Arrested in Drug Raid on ‘Ice’ Laboratory
Federal agents have arrested three alleged gang members in a raid on a North Hollywood laboratory capable of producing millions of dollars worth of the illegal drug “ice,” according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Dong Soo (Danny) Kim, 36; Chul Jin Nam, 35, and Nam Soo Kang, 31, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, DEA agents said. They were arraigned Wednesday in U.S. District Court and ordered held without bail.
The lab was found Tuesday in an apartment where Kang lived, DEA spokesman Ralph Lochridge said. He said agents confiscated enough raw materials to produce 10 pounds of “ice,” a colorless, odorless form of methamphetamine crystals that is smoked.
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