A call to Gilroy firefighters led to the arrest of man operating an illegal drug lab. Last week fire officials were investigating reports of gas odor on the 7000 block of Rosanna Street where they determined the smell was coming from illegal hash oil operation. The case was turned over to law enforcement teams, that obtained a search warrant and closed down the lab. Officers found over $20,000 worth of oil and pot, along with hundreds of butane containers and flammable solvents within feet of childs play space. 31-year-old Rene Vargas was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on felony drug and child endangerment charges.
