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Man wearing Walter White T-shirt arrested in massive 'Breaking Bad' drugs bust in Argentina

Police estimated that the confiscated haul was worth nearly £200,000

Jack Simpson
Thursday 19 March 2015 11:54 GMT
The man arrested as part of the drugs bust by Argentinian Police
The man arrested as part of the drugs bust by Argentinian Police (Argentina Federal Police)

It was a case of life imitating art on Tuesday after a man wearing a Walter White T-shirt was arrested as part of a police bust on a drug ring that is said to have based itself on the popular American series Breaking Bad.

In the footage released by the Argentina Federal Police on Tuesday, one of the men was seen wearing a T-shirt with face of the chemistry teacher-turned drug dealer printed on it as he was escorted out of the Buenos Aires property on Tuesday.

Police said dangerous weapons, as well as several mobile phones were also included.

Those arrested are said to be part of a gang that mainly targeted middle class party goers that used the drugs at popular raves.

In total, police said that the estimated street value of the confiscated haul by police was at least 2,400,000 pesos (£183,500).

The raid on the lab was part of a series of raids that saw 20 other sites around Buenos Aires searched by police.

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