{"id":508742,"date":"2026-10-26T20:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508742\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:56:11","slug":"primary-supplier-of-drugs-in-part-of-ne-bakersfield-3-others-arrested-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/508742\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Primary supplier\u2019 of drugs in part of NE Bakersfield, 3 others arrested: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; Police said a man suspected to be a &#8220;primary supplier&#8221; of narcotics in areas of northeast Bakersfield, and three others, have been arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Bakersfield Police Department said officers arrested Jacob Abel Sanchez, 39, and three others as part of an investigation following complaints from residents near Mount Vernon Avenue and Columbus Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The department said it received complaints about drug sales and drug use in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanchez was arrested on Oct. 23. Officials said Sanchez was seen near Haley and Height streets allegedly in the process of illegal drug sales. When officers tried to contact him, Sanchez ran but was eventually caught, a statement read.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Courtesy Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/6111f61fed0daeb308ce15b1ef6bcf39.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Courtesy Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/509257ea45fe1cc1e482aa3a9f632748.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said Sanchez was in possession of 45 grams of fentanyl and $210 in cash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials did not identify the three others arrested during this investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sanchez was booked into the Lerdo jail facility on multiple drug-related charges and one illegal weapons charge and is due in court on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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