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Two Accused Of Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Jail In Ventura County

(Ventura County Sheriff's Office photo)
Drugs, drug paraphernalia confiscated by Ventura County Sheriff's officers

Two people have been arrested after Ventura County Sheriff's deputies say the the duo was trying to smuggle drugs into a county jail facility.

Roger Valenzuela is being held at the County's Todd Road Jail on commercial burglary charges.  Deputies say they learned he was working with Wendy Rugelio to smuggle drugs into the jail.

They got a search warrant for the Los Angeles woman's home, and say they seized drugs and drug paraphernalia.  

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.