Police make arrest after swarming home in the Bronx believed to be drug factory

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
BAYCHESTER, Bronx (WABC) -- A man is in custody after police recovered drugs, guns and bomb-making material at his home in the Bronx Tuesday.

Police apprehended 38-year-old Richard Laugel in the Bronx. Charges are pending.
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Authorities swarmed the home on Palmer Avenue in the Baychester section on Tuesday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation.

The NYPD and Homeland Security investigators executed a search warrant for narcotics, and upon entering found several weapons and the apparent bomb components.

The location was deemed safe, but a search was launched for Laugel.
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He was out on bail after being arrested in March 2016 on charges of attempting to blow up a drug rival's car with a homemade bomb comprised of two aerosol cans and rigged with a detonator.

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