Cleaners find 235 pounds of meth at Airbnb, then U-Haul arrives for pickup, police say; 2 arrested
A cleaning crew arrived at an Airbnb residence in Alhambra last month where they found boxes that contained about 235 pounds of methamphetamine, police said Sunday.
Officers arrived at the home in the 1400 block of South Ethel Avenue around noon on May 24 where they discovered boxes full of the drugs, according to an Instagram post from the Alhambra Police Department.
Shortly after they arrived at the scene, police said they saw a U-Haul van returning to the location, according to Alhambra Police Sgt. Efren Tamayo.
Thomas Perez Jr. contacted police after his elderly father went missing. Soon after, he would be falsely accused of murder and locked in a psych ward, because police tricked him into believing he was a killer.
Police said the van “quickly” made a U-turn — “thinking they would get away” — but two people were later arrested on suspicion of transporting narcotics.
Tamayo said that details on the case were limited but said a Ring camera captured footage of the pair using the same van to transport the narcotics.
“The reported criminal activity has no place on Airbnb and we have removed a booking guest from the platform as investigations continue,” an Airbnb spokesperson wrote in an email to The Times Monday. “Our team is working closely with the host to provide support, and we stand ready to assist the Alhambra Police Department with their investigations.”
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