- Friday January 17th, 2020 :: 05:08 p.m. PST
Kern County Sheriff’s Office conducted several search warrants at Rosamond marijuana dispensaries.
On January 15, 2020, Investigators with the Kern County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Kern County Probation Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, executed search warrants on the Vape and Bake, The Green Empire, and Mr. 5 Grams marijuana dispensaries in Rosamond. On January 17, 2020, additional search warrants were executed on the Organic Healthcare Solutions, Lights Out Wellness, and Wicked Weed marijuana dispensaries in Rosamond. Investigators seized the following items of evidence:
-153lbs of processed marijuana with an estimated street value of $694,620.00.
-3,972g of marijuana concentrates with an estimated street value of $191,960.00.
-1,389 packages of edibles with an estimated street value of $27,780.00
-$39,998.00 in currency.
Sebastian Navarro (20), Adam Eyre (41), Richard Ariel (32), and Karina Lua (27), were arrested for a violation of HS 11366, Maintaining a place for the purposes of sales (felony), HS 11359, Possession of marijuana for sales (misdemeanor), and CO 19.08.055, Illegal operation of a marijuana dispensary. All suspects were booked into the Kern County Sheriff's Office Jail pending court.
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Bakersfield, CA 93308
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