Florida sheriff calls massive drug operation ''Breaking Bad' on steroids' after record-breaking bust

Florida authorities seized astir 92,000 pounds of amerciable substances and a trove of military-grade weapons from a vocation transgression accused of moving an cognition officials described arsenic "'Breaking Bad' connected steroids" successful notation to the erstwhile deed TV transgression play bid astir a chemistry teacher turned cause kingpin.

Maxwell Horvath, 26, is charged with 36 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 2 counts of possession of a short-barreled instrumentality gun, possession of a short-barreled rifle, with much charges to travel for explosive devices, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

The probe dated backmost to September, erstwhile Ivey said agents purchased amerciable substances derived from kratom, a tropical evergreen, which contained a attraction of 7-hydroxymitragynine, aka 7-OH.

During the sale, Horvath gave agents a circuit of his business, "Overseas Organics," which allegedly produces a substance that is 13 times much potent than morphine.

Maxwell Horvath was arrested successful transportation to the amerciable cause operation, according to authorities. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)

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"He's arrogant of his business," Ivey said successful a video posted to Facebook. "This happening looked similar ‘Breaking Bad’ connected steroids. ... He had it lined up with each sorts of antithetic chambers and rooms and sterile environments. … They were taking [the substance], extracting it, putting it successful compressing machines.

"Horvath knows it's illegal, but thinks he's circumventing the system," Ivey added. "He thinks that due to the fact that you spell determination and marque a purchase, oregon you marque a acquisition online and helium ships it retired of the authorities of Florida, helium is not violating the law. Well, instrumentality oregon treat, helium is."

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office showed tables filled with seized weapons. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)

When authorities raided Horvath's facility, they seized astir 92,000 pounds of amerciable substances, with a thoroughfare worth of astir $4.7 million, according to officials.

They besides discovered 5 IEDs, 12 rifles, 17 pistols, 3 shotguns, 2 afloat automatic submachine guns, a short-barreled firearm and revolver, 3 suppressors, thousands of rounds of ammunition, grenade simulators and 50 pounds of precursor chemicals to marque explosives.

Tools utilized to manufacture the substances were photographed by authorities. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)

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"We're not conscionable talking astir drugs," said City of Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello. "We're talking astir explosive devices, things that the subject are utilizing, and different countries are utilizing each implicit the world, to instrumentality retired populations of people."

Ivey said the bust was the largest seizure of its benignant successful the country. 

Dozens of ample boxes of the substances were seized by authorities. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)

"This is what information looks similar close here," helium said. "Everything that you spot … is simply a reddish emblem for disaster. … The feline was making his ain suppressors, afloat automatic weapons, explosive devices. This feline was either looking to prosecute successful war, oregon looking to limb and furnish to those that are. [He] adjacent had a 50 cal connected a tripod acceptable to bash superior damage. … Those indictments volition marque definite that helium spends the remainder of his beingness close wherever helium deserves, and that's successful prison."

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Horvath, who was archetypal arrested by national authorities astatine the property of 17, antecedently served 2 years successful situation and 2 years of national probation for possession of an explosive instrumentality and MDMA trafficking.

"[At] 26 years old, [he is] already beauteous overmuch a vocation offender," Augello said. "He has nary respect for the sanctity of life."

Fox News' Heather Lacy contributed to this report.