PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — On a stretch of Illinois Avenue in the Venetian Isles neighborhood, fire trucks and police cars lined the street on Sunday.
Curious neighbors wanted to know what happened.
“It’s kind of shocking for everyone. Everyone was outside their houses seeing what’s going on," said Riley Bickford.
According to St. Pete Police, a neighbor called to complain about the noise coming from a house.
When police showed up, they say they discovered a drug lab being used to make amphetamines.
Investigators say the man they arrested, Robert Papp Junior, 32, was house-sitting.
Police said first responders were at the scene Sunday as a precaution because some of the substances used in making amphetamines can be volatile.
But they did not evacuate anyone in the neighboring houses.
"It’s crazy but I don’t think it’s a part of the neighborhood. I think it’s just some outsiders doing something. This is a quiet neighborhood," said Bickford.
While at the scene, ABC Action News saw another man handcuffed and put in the back of a police car.
Police say someone saw him hanging out in the water behind a home and reported it; the man ended up having outstanding warrants.
But police say they're not sure yet if he was involved in the drug lab.
Police are still investigating to see if anyone else will be arrested.
