THOUSAND OAKS : Suspected Drug Wholesalers Arrested
Two women who authorities believe supplied methamphetamine to dealers in Thousand Oaks have been arrested on suspicion of possession of the drug for sale, Ventura County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday.
Julia Cosby, 31, and Rosa Marie Rodriguez, 34, both of Lancaster in Los Angeles County, were arrested late Tuesday at a fast-food restaurant on San Fernando Road in Santa Clarita, authorities said.
They were taken into custody while attempting to deliver a pound of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $73,000 to an undercover Ventura County sheriff’s detective, authorities said.
The arrests followed a three-month investigation in which detectives traced drug sales from street dealers to the two women, who they suspect are wholesale suppliers, said Sgt. Gary Pentis of the sheriff’s East Valley narcotics unit.
The houses where the women lived in Lancaster, on Norberry and Cedar streets, were searched after the arrest, and evidence of drug dealing, such as scales, a ledger, several ounces of methamphetamine and $6,300 in cash, was found, Pentis said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies assisted in the search.
The pair were booked into Ventura County Jail but released late Wednesday on $20,000 bail each.
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