On Tuesday, July 7, a quiet suburban street in Irvine, California was suddenly swarmed by a host of hazmat-suited federal agents in what must have looked like a re-enactment of E.T. Agents from the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Irvine Police Department descended on the home of 18-year-old Amalvin Fritz, who had allegedly (as per the NY Post) been conducting “wild science experiments” at his family home. The incident began when a neighbor reported a strange odor, with the FBI leaping into action and orchestrating the raid. On arrival, a judicial search warrant was served, though it’s unclear what (if anything) was seized from the home. But this is far from the first time Fritz’s family home has been raided. In February, a maintenance worker spotted his lab setup while responding to an unrelated leak, reporting “suspicious materials” and saying he’d seen “chemical formulas” written on a whiteboard. Authorities arrived in force, ranging from the Irvine police, Orange County Fire Authority hazmat, and the FBI, all the way to the California National Guard’s Weapons of Mass Destruction support team. But after days of investigating, no charges were filed. “At the end of the day, I’m still a kid.” Fritz himself is something of a young science prodigy, with PEOPLE reporting that he was accepted into college at around 13, started his freshman year at UC Irvine at 14 (skipping high school), and graduated with a degree in biological sciences just last month at age 18. The family’s attorney, CJ Ray, says Fritz is driven by a desire to cure cancer, saying that he’s motivated by his aunt dying of the disease. As per the Orange County Register, Fritz explained he’s exploring non-planar systems chemistry and experimenting with molecular structures like flat “benzene ring” compounds and three-dimensional cubic structures known as cubanes. He also said: “At the end of the day, I’m still a kid. I have a lot of passions outside science, like learning how to ice skate. I’ve been trying to pick up learning small bits of the piano. That’s been really fun for me.” In comments reported by NBCLA, he said neighbors’ suspicions are unwarranted and that the authorities are grossly overreacting: “A neighbor might have seen those barrels and smelled something. And now we’re literally back at square one All of the chemicals found anyone can buy. You don’t even have to be over the age of 18. There’s nothing special about what the kid was doing other than trying to find a cure for cancer, which is special. We know there’s no criminality here so do what you’ve got to do but let’s wrap it up quick because there’s nothing there…. we anticipate no charges in this incident.” He added, “The family is beyond frustrated that this is happening again, and that people are scared of what they don’t understand.” Ray also explained that Fritz is planning to attend medical school in the future, where he intends to continue his research. Elsewhere in California, a man allegedly drove off a cliff with his wife and children, but his record is now clean, and there was drama at Disneyland as ‘It’s a Small World’ was briefly engulfed in acrid smoke.