BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A search warrant leads Kern County Sheriff’s deputies to a huge stash of dope in Oildale.

A meth lab and nearly 4,000 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered October 30, 2025, by KCSO’s High-Density Drug Task Force at a house in the 400 block of Rian Noelle Court.

Five people were apprehended, including three suspects who were caught by deputies during a traffic stop as they left the house.

One of the suspects was from Los Angeles and the others are Mexican nationals.