A cleaning crew stumbled upon a staggering 235 pounds of methamphetamine in an Airbnb property in California, leading to the arrest of two suspects facing narcotics transportation charges.
In a shocking discovery, a cleaning crew cleaning an Airbnb property in Alhambra, California, stumbled upon an astonishing 235 pounds of methamphetamine. The incident, which occurred in the 1400 block of Ethel Avenue, has resulted in the arrest of two suspects.
According to the Alhambra Police Department, officers were initially called to the scene after the cleaning crew reported finding suspicious boxes. Upon arrival, they discovered the vast amount of meth, a dangerous and illicit substance.
Surveillance footage from a Ring camera captured the suspects using a U-Haul van to transport the narcotics. When authorities arrived at the Airbnb, the same U-Haul van returned to the location but quickly made a U-turn upon seeing the police presence.
Undeterred, officers were able to apprehend the two suspects and book them into the APD Jail on narcotics transportation charges. The identities of the suspects have not been released.
The Alhambra Police Department shared an image of the seized meth, which showed packages of the substance lined up on the ground, highlighting the magnitude of the haul.
Both Airbnb and the Alhambra Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
This incident comes just a few weeks after a neighborhood in Long Beach, California, banned unsupervised Airbnb rentals due to concerns over drug-filled parties and other disruptive activities.
College Estates resident Andy Oliver played a key role in the ban, petitioning the city's Community Development Department after months of witnessing out-of-state tourists abusing California's lax drug laws and disturbing the peace.
"People have to live with this knowing that your house, your safe place, has now been violated by violent crime," Oliver stated at the time.
With over half of the homeowners in his area signing the petition, Oliver's efforts successfully passed new restrictions.
In the College Estates neighborhood, house rentals must now either convert to supervised rentals, where the host is present on-site, or shut down after their license expires.
Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
