Bakersfield man on probation arrested on suspicion of drug sales under Prop 36
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested after a home search led to the discovery of cocaine and money in his home on Tuesday, according to the Kern County Probation Department.
On June 3, officers with the probation department's Post Release Community Supervision Unit conducted a home call in the 100 block of Hudson Street, according to officials.
Officers found about 240 grams of suspected cocaine and U.S. currency in various denominations at the home, officials said.
Erik Gutierrez Vega, 19, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance for sales and keeping a place to sell drugs, according to the department.
Gutierrez Vega was also arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with two prior convictions under Proposition 36.
Gutierrez Vega was previously sentenced to two years for another case involving similar charges related to drug sales, court records show.
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