RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (1010 WINS) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney on Monday announced the indictment of a man on who is accused of manufacturing methamphetamine and other controlled substances at his business on Long Island.
According to the investigation, at approximately 3:30 a.m., on June 7, Matthew Leshinsky, 23, called 911 to report a burglary in progress at his purported business establishment, Quantitative Laboratories, LLC, located in Ronkonkoma.
When officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth
Precinct responded to the scene, they observed broken glass at the entrance of the lab.
While they continued investigating, officials discovered what appeared to be an illegal laboratory that was involved in the manufacture, production, and preparation of methamphetamine and dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic substance, amongst other controlled substances.
After obtaining of a search warrant for the location, law enforcement allegedly found over 100 items of laboratory equipment and chemical reagents and solvents used in the manufacture, production, or preparation of methamphetamine, as well as substances that resulted from the
production or preparation of methamphetamine.
Police also allegedly recovered $40,000 in cash, a quantity of MDMA-ecstasy, over 3 ounces of methamphetamine, over 625,000 milligrams of pure Ketamine, and over 20 plastic 55 gallon drums containing Gamma butyrolactone (GBL), which is chemically similar to Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), often times referred to as the "date rape drug."
On July 3, Leshinsky was arraigned for charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory material, criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material, and criminal possession of a controlled substance and reckless endangerment.
Leshinsky was ordered to be held on $500,000 cash, $1million bond, or $3 million partially secured bond. He is due back in court on August 2.
“This defendant allegedly manufactured illicit synthetic drugs from a clandestine drug lab in Ronkonkoma, posing a grave risk to the safety and welfare of citizens of Suffolk County and the environment,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The defendant’s alleged drug lab was uncovered while Suffolk County Police Officers were investigating a reported burglary. I am thankful that the officers recognized what was allegedly occurring, and put a stop to the illegal manufacturing of drugs that would eventually have flowed into our communities.”
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