(OPINION) It appears that “an illegal, unlicensed laboratory full of lab mice, medical waste and hazardous materials” that was owned by a shadowy Chinese company was doing some pretty crazy things.
When authorities entered the facility, they discovered “thousands of vials” that contained all sorts of various infectious agents. In addition to malaria, they found “chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, hepatitis B and C, herpes 1 and 5 and rubella” in this secret lab. In addition, they also found 900 mice that were “genetically engineered to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus”. So exactly what was going on here?
This secret lab was located in a warehouse in Fresno County, California, and authorities may not have ever found it if there had not been “a simple garden hose that was illegally attached and coming out of a wall in the back of the building”…
An investigation into a Reedley warehouse uncovered a large-scale illegal medical lab complete with bioengineered mice, infectious agents, nearly 30 refrigerators and freezers some of which were non-operational, incubators, and more leaving officials shocked and the public worried.
Local, state, and federal agencies are all involved and what prompted this investigation was a simple garden hose that was illegally attached and coming out of a wall in the back of the building.
I suppose that we should all be thankful for the nosy local code enforcement officer that noticed the garden hose. Without him, those working in that facility may have continued to stockpile nightmarish biological plagues for a long time to come.
And why were mice that were “genetically engineered to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus” discovered at this facility?…
Reedley officials and personnel from CDPH and FCDPH executed a warrant on March 16 to inspect the warehouse at 850 I Street. According to a declaration from Humero Prado, Assistant Director of Fresno County Public Health, which was filed in superior court, investigators discovered that one room of the warehouse was used to produce COVID-19 and pregnancy tests.
In other rooms, investigators found blood, tissue and other bodily fluid samples. They also found thousands of vials that contained unlabeled fluids. “That’s when we found the mice,” said Zieba.
Over 900 mice were located at the facility. Court documents identify Wang Zhaolin as the Prestige representative onsite during the investigation. Zhaolin informed the investigators that “these mice were genetically engineered to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus.” Court documents describe the conditions under which the mice were housed as “inhumane.” That is super suspicious.
Were they just doing “research” on these mice, or did those in charge of this secret lab have another purpose for them? And as I mentioned above, all sort of other infectious agents were also found when authorities conducted their search…
Court documents confirm the CDC found potentially infectious agents at the location. These included both bacterial and viral agents, including: chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, hepatitis B and C, herpes 1 and 5 and rubella. The CDC also found samples of malaria.
I can’t think of a reasonable explanation for any of this. Why would a secret lab operating in a remote warehouse in Fresno County, California want to have all of those infectious agents? To me, this whole thing stinks.
