Officers discovered the suspected lab in one unit of the complex. A suspicious device was found on the balcony of the suspected meth-lab unit. A bomb squad was also called to the scene.
The apartment complex was being evacuated. The process of production of methamphetamine is volatile and potentially explosive, a danger to public health.
LAPD was bringing in help from other divisions.
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