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Drug Lab in Northwest Miami-Dade Home Compared to “Breaking Bad”

A man ran a massive, fully-operational drug lab in a northwest Miami-Dade, Florida, home, which resembled a set up out of “Breaking Bad" series, police said Monday, as the suspect appeared before a judge. 

Raul Puig, 29, who was arrested Saturday morning, appeared in bond court facing a long list of charges, including armed trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, and manufacturing with intent to deliver.

"Have you ever watched "Breaking Bad?" the detective asked the judge. "There's, the whole entire house was full of beakers, cooking supplies."

Officers serving an eviction notice at the house on Northwest 200th street and 82nd Avenue discovered methamphetamine, LSD, MDMA, acetone, thousands of empty pill capsules and drug paraphernalia.

"I went to meth school and I cooked meth. I walked in the house, I walked upstairs, I said this place is used as a clandestine laboratory," the detective said. "They had all the precursor such as acetone, butane and a bunch of other chemicals that I can't even pronounce."

Detectives said the amount of chemicals in the house was so large that they had to call in a HazMat Team. It also posed a high risk to the community as it was a volatile environment.

"First thing that come to mind is 'Breaking Bad'. I said I got Walter White living across the street," neighbor Ariel Perera said on Saturday."

Officers said they also found an AR-15, a semi-automatic assault rifle, and two handguns in the home. Puig was the only person in the house.

Puig will stay in jail on no bond and will return to court to be arraigned on the charges in June.

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