BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 KCSO Sheriff Donny Youngblood stopped by 23ABC to discuss a variety of topics on Tuesday morning in his monthly visit.<\/p>\n
Senior reporter Mike Hart asked the sheriff to reflect on 2025, including challenges and what stood out during the year. <\/p>\n
Sheriff Youngblood said 2025 was an impressive year for drug operations and drug seizures. Part of the reason, he said, was due to the work of the multi-agency Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the return of KCSO’s gang unit. Both organizations worked together on many of these cases, he said. <\/p>\n
“I’m so impressed with the amount of cases and the amount of drugs that they’ve seized that will not see the streets of Kern County,” Youngblood said. <\/p>\n
The rest of Sheriff Youngblood’s answers can be found in the video interview above.<\/p>\n
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