<p class="speakable">Authorities are investigating a suspected biological laboratory with alleged Chinese ties discovered inside a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/nevada" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a> home.</p><p class="speakable">SWAT officers served a search warrant Saturday at a residence on the city’s east side after receiving a tip that a biolab was operating inside the home, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.</p><p>More than 1,000 pieces of evidence with "potential biological and hazardous materials" were primarily located in a locked garage, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a press briefing on Monday. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Authorities said</a> there is no threat to the public.</p><p>The property manager of the home, 55-year-old Ori Solomon, was arrested Saturday and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of disposing and discharging hazardous waste, police said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/owner-california-biolab-close-ties-chinese-government-military-house-report" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>OWNER OF CALIFORNIA BIOLAB HAS CLOSE TIES TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT, MILITARY: HOUSE REPORT</strong></a></p><p>LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said police took extensive precaution while serving the warrant. Authorities, he said, used a robot to clear the home, collect air samples and deploy hazardous materials teams to remove items safely.</p><p>In the garage, investigators found multiple refrigerators with vials of unknown liquids, unknown liquids in gallon-size containers, a centrifuge and other laboratory equipment, authorities said.</p><p>"Some of that evidence included biological material and liquids that were meticulously collected and sent to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FBI labs</a> for testing," police said in a statement.</p><p>Investigators identified the owner of the Las Vegas home as Jia Bei Zhu, who is already in federal custody following the discovery of an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/chinese-researcher-us-visa-charged-smuggling-e-coli-country-fbi-director-kash-patel-says" rel="noopener" target="_blank">unauthorized biolab in Reedley</a>, California, in 2023.</p><p>Zhu was arrested in that case on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/trials" rel="noopener" target="_blank">federal charges</a> alleging he manufactured and distributed misbranded medical devices, including tests for COVID-19, pregnancy and HIV, without proper permits and made false statements to the Food and Drug Administration. He is scheduled to go on trial in April.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/disturbing-california-biolab-shrouded-mystery-china-links-emerge"><strong><u>‘DISTURBING’ CALIFORNIA BIOLAB SHROUDED IN MYSTERY AS CHINA LINKS EMERGE</u></strong></a></p><p>Zhu’s attorney, Anthony Capozzi, said Monday that his client is not involved in the Las Vegas investigation.</p><p>"He is not involved in any kind of a biolab being conducted in a home in Las Vegas," Capozzi said. "What went on in that residence we are unaware of."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-chinese-linked-biolab-filled-mice-medical-waste-discovered-california"><strong><u>ILLEGAL CHINESE-LINKED BIOLAB FILLED WITH MICE, MEDICAL WASTE DISCOVERED IN CALIFORNIA</u></strong></a></p><p>The Reedley biolab drew attention after a clandestine laboratory was discovered operating inside a warehouse owned by Zhu’s company, Universal Meditech Inc.</p><p>According to a report by the House Select Committee on the People’s Republic of China, Zhu, 62, is a citizen of the PRC and a wanted fugitive from Canada. The committee alleged Zhu had close ties to the Chinese government and was involved in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/organized-crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">transnational criminal enterprise</a> that stole millions of dollars in intellectual property from U.S. companies.</p><p>City officials in Reedley first raised concerns in December 2022 after a code enforcement officer noticed a green garden hose protruding from the warehouse. A subsequent inspection revealed extensive laboratory equipment, manufacturing devices and medical-grade freezers inside the building.</p><p>Officials also reported finding approximately 1,000 <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/genetics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">transgenic mice</a> used in disease research. Workers at the facility told authorities the mice were genetically engineered for COVID-19 research.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>The FBI is assisting in the Las Vegas investigation, which remains ongoing. Authorities declined to provide additional details about the materials recovered or whether additional arrests are expected.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/tips" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>SEND US A TIP HERE</strong></a></p><p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.</i></p>