DELANO, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 Kern County Sheriff’s deputies seized 55 pounds of methamphetamine and 100 gallons of liquid meth during a drug bust at a rural farm property west of Delano.<\/p>\n
The operation also resulted in the discovery of five firearms and nearly 1,500 marijuana plants. Authorities dismantled a methamphetamine conversion lab at the site and arrested 22-year-old Kevin Zavala-Rivera from Mexico.<\/p>\n
The bust connects to a larger operation discovered in Kerman in September. That raid netted more than 252 pounds of meth, 14 firearms and a large amount of cash.<\/p>\n
Zavala-Rivera had been on the run since the Kerman bust before his arrest.<\/p>\n
The multi-agency operation included the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Fish and Wildlife wardens, and the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
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