On Wednesday, Visalia police arrested five people after serving a search warrant at a rental property where investigators found fentanyl, methamphetamine, evidence of narcotics sales, firearm manufacturing materials, firearm parts and ammunition, authorities said. (Visalia PD)
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Five people were arrested Wednesday after Visalia police served a search warrant at a rental property and recovered narcotics, firearm-related evidence, and ammunition, authorities said.
At about 8 a.m., the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, assisted by the department’s HOPE Team, served a search warrant at an Airbnb in the 2300 block of West Robin Avenue.
During the search, officers found fentanyl, methamphetamine and evidence consistent with narcotics sales, police said. Investigators also recovered evidence related to the manufacturing of firearms, along with firearm parts and ammunition, all of which were seized as evidence.
Police arrested Joshua Beavers-Hickman, 41, on suspicion of narcotics sales, firearm manufacturing, destruction of evidence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Also arrested were Paulette Rodriguez, 50, Yolanda Saenz, 47, and Tynia Willie, 53, each on narcotics sales-related charges, according to police.
Police also arrested Lino Zeledon-Souza, 44, on suspicion of narcotics possession.
All five were booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Detention Facility, police said.
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