A New York scientist has pleaded guilty to charges related to running a “Breaking Bad”-style meth lab first discovered by police in a break-in report last year.
According to the Suffolk County District, Matthew Lesinski, 23, of Farmingville, went to police to report a robbery at his company, Quantitative Laboratories LLC, in Ronkonkoma around 3:30 a.m. on June 7. When he called, he accidentally turned himself in. a lawer office.
Suffolk County Police responded to the scene and found broken glass at the entrance to the lab. Officers also discovered what appeared to be a clandestine laboratory involved in the production, manufacture, and preparation of the hallucinogens methamphetamine and dimethyltryptamine, as well as other controlled substances.
A search warrant was subsequently obtained for the property, and police discovered over 100 items of laboratory equipment, chemical reagents, solvents used in the manufacture, manufacture, and preparation of methamphetamine, as well as substances resulting from the manufacture or preparation of methamphetamine.
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Matthew Lesinski, 23, accidentally turned himself in when he called police around 3:30 a.m. on June 7 to report a robbery at his place of work. (Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office)
Police also found more than 20 55-gallon drums of ecstasy, more than 3 ounces of methamphetamine, more than 625,000 milligrams of pure ketamine, and gamma-butyrolactone, which is chemically similar to gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also known as “date rape.” . medicine. “
Approximately $40,000 was also seized from the property when police executed the search warrant.
“This defendant is Breaking BadSuffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said in a press release, referring to the fictional television series “Breaking Bad,” in which a high school chemistry teacher takes stimulants, “It’s a style drug lab and a legitimate business.” “I tried to cover it up by pretending to be.” “Later, he inadvertently turned himself in when he reported a robbery at the same store.”
Lesinski pleaded guilty Thursday to 13 charges, including unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory materials, criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials and reckless endangerment.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Matthew Lesinski was “acting fraudulently.” Breaking BadStyle drug lab. ” (James Carbonpool/Getty Images)
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He is scheduled to reappear in court for sentencing on March 20th.
Despite admitting to manufacturing the drugs, Lesinski’s lawyer, David Besso, told Newsday that his client was working with “excellent” science analyzing drug addiction “in the public interest.” He denied accusations that he sold methamphetamine from the lab.
Besso said Lesinski had applied for a license through the Department of Environmental Conservation but was working without the correct certification at the time of his arrest.
“Unfortunately, he took a wrong turn,” Besso said.
