D.C Police conducted a meth lab bust at 1825 Summit Place Lanier Heights in Adams Morgan on Wednesday afternoon. Inside of the Park East Apartments Complex lies apartment 3345 where authorities charged and arrested meth lab owner, 31-year-old Hugh L. Elsbrees with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methylene. Hugh L. Elsbree is a physical therapist, a graduate of Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. and obtains a master’s degree from Boston University. According to police, they found the suspected meth estimated to be worth $30,000 in Elsbree apartment. However this is rare in the district but this is not the first meth lab bust in the area. The first meth lab bust was in November, second one was a fire caused by meth lab materials in January, and now this week. The suspicious meth lab fire back in January was also in a luxury apartment in the 16000 block of R Street. Police believed that the cause of the January fire was from materials used to manufacture meth.
It is more common to find usage of cocaine and marijuana in the district rather than meth, said D.A Attorney Ching Moscato. D.A Attorney Ching Moscato want’s the public to know that meth labs are not popular in the district. “This is not a trend. I want to make sure everyone understands that it's rare for authorizes to confiscate meth labs in the district. Most Meth labs are used and confiscated in Mexico and Midwest. So no it is not a trend at all. Just a random drug bust.”
After a fight on April 7 that Elbaree’s had gotten into on Columbia Road, police searched and found 14 grams of cocaine on him at the time of his arrest . Authorizes then searched Elbaree’s apartment, police found Elbaree’s fiancé, his 6-week- old daughter, and meth estimated to be worth 30,000 in a freezer in the kitchen.
The luxury apartment complex Park East Apartments is in the city of D.C, rental prices range from $1450-$1900, as stated on Park East Apartments website. Park East Apartments is a seven-story luxury building that offers studios and one-bed rooms units only. Many residents were shocked when they heard the news.
“ I couldn’t believe a graduate from Boston University with such a prestigious degree would do something like this. I find this very strange. This building is so huge that I can’t keep up with who comes in and out. This is shocking,” said James Johnson a resident in the fifth unit of Park East Apartments.
Elbaree has been released from jail and is now pending a May court appearance, according to court documents.
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