A man was arrested early Friday after San Marcos Sheriff’s deputies found him with drugs and two firearms, including a ghost gun.
Just after 3 a.m. on Oct. 10, deputies discovered Manuel Vargas, 31, asleep behind the wheel of his car in the 1500 block of Linda Vista Drive.
Narcotic contraband was visible inside the vehicle, leading to his arrest on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies, Sheriff’s officials said in a news release, later located additional narcotics.
A search of the car, they said, also uncovered a small case on the passenger floorboard containing two handguns — a loaded, unserialized Glock-style 9mm with a high-capacity magazine and an unloaded .22 LR Pietro Beretta semi-automatic.
Investigators determined Vargas was prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. The weapons, ammunition and narcotics were seized.
Vargas was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on felony charges, including carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a high-capacity magazine and possession of narcotics and paraphernalia.