Honey Oil Lab, Pot Found in Vista Home

Deputies arrested a man in Vista Thursday after discovering the makings of a honey oil lab plus several pounds of marijuana inside his home, officials said.

Vista Gang Enforcement Deputies and probation officers arrested Justin Curtis, 24, at his home on Sunrise Drive at around 2:45 p.m. There, they uncovered evidence related to a honey oil lab, as well as several pounds of pot and several thousand dollars in cash.

Curtis was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on multiple charges including possession of marijuana for sales, manufacturing a controlled substance, resisting arrest and for a probation violation. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

The deputies and officers that busted Curtis are assigned to check in on known gang members and high-risk probationers in the City of Vista, the sheriff’s department said.

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