CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Two men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday at a Clearlake residence where police found what appeared to be a evidence of methamphetamine manufacturing.

The Clearlake Police Department said in a Wednesday night report that Robert Scott Yingling, 32, of Pope Valley and Dax Christopher Sanchez, 27, of Clearlake, were taken into custody earlier in the day.

At 8 a.m. Clearlake Police officers responded to the 3600 block of Kakul Street for an investigation, making contact with Yingling and Sanchez upon their arrival at the scene, according to police.

Police said the men were arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, and transported to the Lake County Jail.

Items commonly associated with the clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine were located inside and around the property, police reported.

The residence was secured in preparation of issuance of a search warrant, which Clearlake Police detectives prepared and was issued by Judge Andrew Blum, according to the report.

Members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County Fire, Lake County Air Quality Control, Lake County Environmental Health and Clearlake Police Department conducted the investigation, the report stated.

Items of evidence were secured and prepared to be transported to California Department of Justice to be analyzed, police said. All hazardous chemicals where made safe and removed by a cleanup company. The house was red-tagged.  

Sanchez’s bail was set at $2,000, while Yingling’s was $3,000. Both remained in custody on Wednesday evening, according to jail records.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Det. Ryan Peterson of the Clearlake Police Department, 707-994-8251.