Two arrested in Salinas Chinatown for alleged drug possession, sales

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Two people have been arrested after they were allegedly found with drugs, packaging materials and cash.

Salinas police were in Chinatown at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday and contacted two people, 35-year-old Veronica Lombera and 45-year-old Rene Alvarado, in a vehicle.

During a search of the vehicle, officers said they found 1.3 pounds of meth, 6 ounces of heroin, a scale, packaging materials and more than $3,000 in cash.

Lombera and Alvarado were booked into the Monterey County Jail for drug possession and drug sales charges. A bail enhancement was added because both of them were out on bail for previous drug charges.