Bakersfield Man Charged With Possessing 22 Pounds of Meth in ‘Operation Take Back America’

Bakersfield Man Charged With Possessing 22 Pounds of Meth in ‘Operation Take Back America’

Federal prosecutors have charged a 53-year-old Bakersfield man with possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute as part of “Operation Take Back America.”

According to court records, officers pulled over Steven Paul Garcia on August 26, 2025, while he drove north on California State Road in Fresno County.

Deputies searched the vehicle and seized about 22 pounds of methamphetamine, packaged in individual one-pound bags.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the Bakersfield Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted the investigation.

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