Officials in California criticized the federal response to a bio lab found in a Fresno County suburb after a similar setup was found at a home in Las Vegas over the weekend. The California lab was found in a Reedley home in late 2023. Police said the illegal facility contained "pathogen-labeled containers" with labels that included dengue fever, HIV, and malaria, as well as about 1,000 mice that officials believe were used as test subjects. Jia Bei Zhu, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in October 2023 and indicted in November. He was charged with distributing adulterated and misbranded medical items, including coronavirus tests, and remains behind bars. He is set to appear in court in April. Authorities raided a home in Las Vegas early Saturday morning and found a similar set-up inside. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sheriff Kevin McMahill said that officials found "multiple refrigerators, a freezer, and other laboratory-type equipment, along with numerous bottles and jugs containing unknown liquid substances" inside a locked garage."These items, importantly, were consistent in appearance to the items found and described in the Reedley, California lab investigation," McMahill said. FBI Special Agent in Charge for Las Vegas Christoper Delzotto said agents found items including a centrifuge, biosafety tools and "unknown liquids in gallon-sized containers and refrigerated vials with unknown liquids." More than 1,000 samples were collected from the scene and transported
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