The labs were in houses in Van Nuys and Pomona. It took special teams nearly 24 hours to empty out the labs and remove all the hazardous materials.
"Over the past year, we have started to see an increasing number of drug labs in our area," said Briane M. Grey, DEA acting special agent in charge in Los Angeles. "By joining with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, we will continue to identify and dismantle those threatening our communities with poisonous labs and drugs."
Investigators conservatively estimated the wholesale value of the drugs at close to $2 million. Authorities say the street value, though difficult to calculate precisely, would be at least three times that amount.
The drug runner whose information helped police find the labs has been arrested.
