KERN COUNTY, CA — “A narcotics investigation was concluded with multiple arrests in the city of Covina and the execution of a search warrant in Hinkley, CA. As a result of the investigation, approx. 574 lbs of meth, 1,567 lbs. of meth in solution, 3 firearms, and several thousands of dollars in US currency were seized. Units dismantled a large-scale meth conversion lab in a residence in a rural desert neighborhood in Hinkley, CA, which resulted in the arrest of 4 suspects.
On 9/29/26, KCSO, KC High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) was assisted by several deputies from the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Office-VIPER unit, an agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)- Orange County Office with a search warrant in the 19900 block of Yellowstone Rd in Hinkley, Ca. KC-HIDTA task force lab personnel were also assisted by the San Bernadino County Fire Department-Hazmat unit in processing/ dismantling the clandestine meth conversion lab with regards to the hazards presented with the large quantities of hazardous/unknown chemicals inside the residence.
While KC-HIDTA dismantled the lab throughout the night, the KCSO Special Operations Group (SOG) assisted KC-HIDTA in serving an arrest warrant and additional search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of P St, Bakersfield, which led to the arrest of a 5th suspect identified in this investigation…