LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The discovery of a honey oil lab this week led to the arrests of three men.

Dustin Lee Brey, 44, of Kelseyville, was arrested for manufacturing a controlled substance while Cody Alan Harrell, 30, of Springfield, Missouri and Justin Michael Richardson, 21, of Summerfield, Florida, were taken into custody on warrants, according to Lt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Paulich said that on Feb. 21 detectives from Lake County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at an office/shop space located on Skypark Drive in Lakeport.

There, he said detectives located an active butane honey oil lab, also called a BHO. Detectives contacted and detained four male subjects inside of the office/shop area.

Detectives evacuated the structure and spoke with all four males, Paulich said.

He said Brey admitted to purchasing the BHOGART BHO lab and taking several classes to learn how to properly operate the closed loop butane honey oil extraction lab. Detectives had Brey shut the lab down.

Brey admitted to using the BHOGART BHO lab to produce butane honey oil, Paulich said. Brey said the other males at the location were not responsible for the lab.

Paulich said Brey admitted to renting the office space to run the BHO lab. Detectives with the assistance of the Lakeport Fire Protection District were able to dismantle the BHO lab.

Detectives located and seized approximately 10 pounds of marijuana shake, 92 grams of concentrated cannabis and additional concentrated cannabis was located inside of the BHO lab which could not be extracted until the cylinder containing it was rendered safe, according to Paulich.

Brey was arrested for manufacturing a controlled substance and booked into custody at the Lake County Jail where he remains with bail set at $100,000, Paulich said.

Harrell also was arrested. Paulich said Harrell, who had a fugitive from justice warrant out of Missouri, told detectives that he had fled Missouri after violating parole.

Richardson was arrested for an outstanding warrant out of Florida. Paulich said Richardson’s warrant included charges related to possession of marijuana.

Paulich said both Harrell and Richardson remain in custody on their warrants with no bail.

The fourth male contacted at the location was released with no charges, Paulich said.