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KCSO deputies arrest Ridgecrest man after finding meth, heroin during probation search

Drug, meth heroin found on man
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RIDGECREST, Calif. — A 51-year-old man was arrested after officials found him with methamphetamine and heroin during a probation search.

Deputies with The Kern County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday around 9:00 p.m., they conducted a probation search on Paul Duff in the area of East Franklin Avenue in Ridgecrest.

During the search, deputies found 72 grams of methamphetamine, 20 grams of black-tar heroin, and items of drug paraphernalia. Deputies arrested Duff on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges.

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