A maintenance worker stumbled upon 750 pounds of methamphetamine in a Long Beach garage last week, prompting police to seize the stash and arrest the man who was renting the space, according to court records reviewed by the Long Beach Post.<\/p>\n
The worker told police he was clearing out a garage in an apartment complex at 1970 Cedar Avenue when he noticed a 4-foot-by-8-foot hole in a wall.<\/p>\n
Through the hole, he could see into the adjacent garage, where he spotted \u201cmultiple boxes\u201d containing \u201coff-white crystal rock\u201d that appeared to be meth, according to a search warrant filed by Long Beach police.<\/p>\n
Officers seized the meth that same day, Dec. 1, and also arrested the man renting the garage and its corresponding apartment.<\/p>\n
The man, who police said is a documented gang member and convicted felon, was also storing ammo and high-capacity magazines at the property \u2014 both of which were illegal for him to have, according to the LBPD.<\/p>\n
He refused to talk with police and has since been released from jail while detectives continue investigating, according to court records.<\/p>\n
They have requested a judge\u2019s permission to take a DNA swab and to search a pickup truck shown on surveillance camera pulling up to the vacant garage and unloading boxes.<\/p>\n