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2 people arrested in drug trafficking investigation in Visalia | YourCentralValley.com

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two people from Exeter were arrested Thursday in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Visalia, Visalia police said.

According to police, a search warrant was served at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of South Francis Street in Exeter by their Drug and Task Force Unit after the Drug Unit investigated two individuals for distributing drugs in Visalia and surrounding areas.

Investigators said they identified the two people as 24-year-old Kaleb Ortiz and 23-year-old Marissa Flores. When they searched the apartment, they discovered 4.25 kilograms of cocaine. Both suspects were arrested and booked into the Tulare County Adult Detention Center on suspicion of drug trafficking.