From the KGET.

KERN COUNTY, Calif. – January 10, 2025 –  Kern County Probation Department officers arrested a man Wednesday under suspicion of methamphetamine sales.

Harvey Watkins, 49, was arrested Jan. 8 after officers in the Post Release Community Supervision Unit searched a home…and discovered 4.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamine.

Multiple digital scales, cash and drug paraphernalia was also found, according to officials.

Watkins was arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sales, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.

The probation department also says Watson was charged with possession of drugs with two prior convictions under Proposition 36.

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