A routine drop-off at a probation office turned into a multi-million dollar narcotics nightmare after authorities cracked open a massive drug manufacturing ring spanning multiple Southern California counties.
On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., a sharp Simi Valley officer working with the PROS unit intercepted forty-five-year-old Jason Klausmeyer and thirty-nine-year-old April Baird inside a vehicle on the 3800 block of Alamo Street.
Baird was dropping her boyfriend off for his scheduled probation appointment when law enforcement stepped in, utilizing a specialized partnership designed to monitor individuals violating their release terms. What started as a standard compliance check instantly exploded into one of the biggest multi-agency drug raids of the year.
**THE QUICK BREAKDOWN
- The Initial Stop: Cops cornered the San Clemente couple directly outside the probation building on Alamo Street.
- The Car Search: Because Klausmeyer was already on probation, officers searched his car and instantly found 2 kilograms of ketamine and $8,000 in cash.
- The $2.1 Million Raid: Simi Valley detectives got a search warrant for the couple's home and storage units down in San Clemente, hitting an absolute jackpot of contraband.
- The Massive Haul: Inside the property, investigators seized 85,000 fake Adderall pills (meth), 25,000 Ecstasy pills, 30 pounds of ketamine, a pound of fentanyl, 7 pounds of cocaine, and 10 pounds of shrooms.
- The Cash & Gold: Along with the mountain of narcotics, detectives recovered over $13,000 in cash and an additional $13,750 in gold and silver coins.
- The Operation: Investigators confirmed the suspects were actively manufacturing illicit drugs at their house and trafficking them bulk-style across Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties.
The initial investigation indicates that this couple was running a highly sophisticated, professional chemical plant right out of a residential neighborhood on the 600 block of Calle Del Cerrito. They weren't just low-level dealers; they were major suppliers responsible for transporting and delivering massive amounts of illegal narcotics straight into our local communities.
Let’s be completely real about what went down here.
Finding a full pound of pure fentanyl alongside eighty-five thousand counterfeit Adderall pills proves that these traffickers are perfectly fine with playing Russian roulette with the lives of local residents just to stack up gold, silver, and cash.
They are deliberately targeting young people, students, and everyday residents with fake pills laced with lethal doses of methamphetamine, knowing damn well that these products destroy families and kill people.
It is an incredible piece of proactive police work that a single officer working with the probation department managed to pull on a thread that completely unraveled a massive regional supply chain.
Both Klausmeyer and Baird were immediately transported back to Ventura County and booked into the main jail on a litany of severe felony charges, including conspiracy and the transportation of controlled substances for sale.
The Simi Valley Police Department extended its immense gratitude to the Ventura County Probation Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and the Costa Mesa Police Department for their critical assistance in executing this massive operation.
Getting this much poison off the streets is a massive victory, but it shows exactly why authorities cannot afford to take their foot off the gas when it comes to locking up major traffickers.
How do you feel about a massive $2.1 million drug manufacturing ring operating right out of a suburban neighborhood?