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A reader recently asked us what happens to property seized by officers in busts, citing a recent sting by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department. On June 20, the department seized $845,000 in cash and arrested three men attempting to buy 40 kilos of cocaine from an undercover agent. The arrest took place at 24/7 Tire Lube & Car Wash on the 120 block of Weedpatch Highway owned by Jasdev Singh, of Bakersfield, one of the arrestees. The business is still open, according to the reader who is also a neighbor to the business. The reader asked why the business is still open, and also what happened to seized property. In this instance, the Sheriff’s Department did not shut down the business because they could not say for sure that the business was a “drug business,” sad Lt. Mike Rascoe of the Sheriff's Department. However, the investigation is ongoing. And the money seized by authorities in this sting – they get to keep it. Rascoe said...
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