--- title: "Las Vegas homeowner investigated for illicit biological lab linked to investigation in California" description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member." url: "https://cbrneworld.com/news/las-vegas-homeowner-investigated-for-illicit-biological-lab-linked-to-investigation-in-california" date: "2026-07-30T21:16:11+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Las Vegas homeowner investigated for illicit biological lab linked to investigation in California [Zoe Rutherford](#) Author 02 February 2026 Originally published by [www.ktnv.com](http://www.ktnv.com) The owner of a Las Vegas home searched by police and the FBI as part of an [investigation into reports of an illegal biological lab](https://www.ktnv.com/news/reports-possible-biological-lab-prompt-police-fbi-search-east-las-vegas-home) may be linked to a similar investigation in California, Channel 13 has learned. This comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and FBI served a search warrant at the property, near Washington Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, on Saturday. Inside the home, investigators found "evidence of possible biological material, including refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids," Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. The investigation initially began as a code-violation call, but when authorities suspected that medical-type biological research materials were potentially being stored at the property, the Joint Terrorism Task Force took over the investigation, according to sources. Clark County property records identify the owner of the home as David Destiny Discovery, LLC. — a business registered through the Nevada Secretary of State's Office to David He. David He and David Destiny Discovery, LLC. are both named in a prior federal investigation of an alleged illegal biological laboratory in Reedley, California, near Fresno. Federal prosecutors in that investigation identified "David He" as an alias for a man named Jia Bei Zhu, who was arrested and charged in October 2023 in connection with the warehouse in Reedley. A second suspect, 55-year-old Ori Solomon, was arrested in conjunction with this investigation. Solomon is the property manager for the two properties on Sugar Springs Drive and Temple View Drive. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for disposing and discharging hazardous waste. According to prosecutors, the warehouse was linked to the illegal manufacturing of medical test kits, including illicit COVID-19, HIV, and pregnancy tests. Staff with the Fresno County Public Health Department who investigated the warehouse documented the discovery of "blood, tissue and other bodily fluid samples and serums; and thousands of vials of unlabeled fluids and suspected biological material." Investigators are now searching 20 other locations to determine any connection to Saturday's search, but nothing concerning has been found. ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "News", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/news" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Las Vegas homeowner investigated for illicit biological lab linked to investigation in California", "item": "https://cbrneworld.com/news/las-vegas-homeowner-investigated-for-illicit-biological-lab-linked-to-investigation-in-california" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://cbrneworld.com/news/las-vegas-homeowner-investigated-for-illicit-biological-lab-linked-to-investigation-in-california" }, "headline": "Las Vegas homeowner investigated for illicit biological lab linked to investigation in California", "description": "Originally published by www.ktnv.com The owner of a Las Vegas home searched by police and the FBI as part of an investigation into reports of an illegal biological lab may be linked to a similar investigation in California, Channel 13 has learned. This comes after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and FBI served a search warrant at the property, near Washington Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, on Saturday. Inside the home, investigators found "evidence of possible biological material, including refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids," Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.  The investigation initially began as a code-violation call, but when authorities suspected that medical-type biological research materials were potentially being stored at the property, the Joint Terrorism Task Force took over the investigation, according to sources.   Clark County property records identify the owner of the home as David Destiny Discovery, LLC. — a business registered through the Nevada Secretary of State's Office to David He.   David He and David Destiny Discovery, LLC. are both named in a prior federal investigation of an alleged illegal biological laboratory in Reedley, California, near Fresno. Federal prosecutors in that investigation identified "David He" as an alias for a man named Jia Bei Zhu, who was arrested and charged in October 2023 in connection with the warehouse in Reedley.  A second suspect, 55-year-old Ori Solomon, was arrested in conjunction with this investigation. Solomon is the property manager for the two properties on Sugar Springs Drive and Temple View Drive. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for disposing and discharging hazardous waste. According to prosecutors, the warehouse was linked to the illegal manufacturing of medical test kits, including illicit COVID-19, HIV, and pregnancy tests. Staff with the Fresno County Public Health Department who investigated the warehouse documented the discovery of "blood, tissue and other bodily fluid samples and serums; and thousands of vials of unlabeled fluids and suspected biological material." Investigators are now searching 20 other locations to determine any connection to Saturday's search, but nothing concerning has been found.  ", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://cbrneworld.com/" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "CBRNe World Magazine", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://cbrneworld.com/images/default/Asset%201.png" } }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zoe Rutherford", "url": "https://cbrneworld.com/news/las-vegas-homeowner-investigated-for-illicit-biological-lab-linked-to-investigation-in-california" }, "datePublished": "2026-02-02T10:24:44+00:00", "dateCreated": "2026-02-02T10:24:44+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-02-03T15:08:42+00:00" } ```