LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The sheriff's office reported Saturday that investigative efforts over the past week have led to two felony arrests, the seizure of more than 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine and the seizure of more than $2,000 in currency that is the suspected profits of drug trafficking.

Capt. James Bauman reported that on Friday, Feb. 4, Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force members stopped a white Nissan pickup truck as it turned in to the Meadow Point Mobile Home Park in Upper Lake.

The driver, identified as 30-year-old Arturo Pacheco Valenzuela of Santa Rosa, was determined to have been driving on a suspended driver’s license and detained, Bauman said. During the detention, detectives noticed a large lump that appeared to be something concealed in his pants.

Valenzuela was searched incident to his arrest for driving on a suspended license. Bauman said the object concealed in Valenzuela's pants was retrieved and it was found to be more than 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine wrapped in plastic, foil and toilet paper.

Bauman said Valenzuela told detectives he had brought the drugs from Santa Rosa and had planned to sell it to “friends” he had in Lake County.

Nearly $500 was also retrieved from Valenzuela’s person and seized for asset forfeiture proceedings as the suspected profit of narcotics sales, Bauman said.

Bauman said Valenzuela was booked at the Lake County Jail on felony charges of possession for sales and transportation of a controlled substance, as well as misdemeanor driving on a suspended license.

Jail records indicated that his bail was set at $15,000, and that he later posted bail and was released

On Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9, task force members observed 50-year-old Jane Dee Corbett of Nice commit a traffic violation in her red Honda Accord on Soda Bay Road in South Lakeport, Bauman said.

Detectives attempted a traffic stop on the Honda near Big Valley Road but Corbett ignored their emergency lights and continued driving southbound on Soda Bay Road for a distance of about four miles, Bauman said. Corbett continued down Soda Bay Road at a moderate speed, still ignoring attempts to stop her and continually veering onto the shoulder of the road or crossing over double yellow lines.

Bauman said detectives suspected Corbett’s failure to pull over and her erratic driving were both due to her attempts to conceal drugs or contraband before being stopped.

Corbett eventually pulled off of the roadway and stopped her car in a pear orchard on Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville. Bauman said detectives searched her vehicle as part of her arrest for obstructing a peace officer.

They found suspected methamphetamine, paraphernalia and other evidence of drug sales concealed in and around the center console of her car. He said the detectives also located two envelopes in the vehicle containing over $1,600 in currency. The money was seized for asset forfeiture proceedings as the suspected profit of narcotics sales.

Corbett was booked at the Lake County Jail on felony charges of possession for sales and transportation of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, possession of narcotics paraphernalia, and destroying or concealing evidence of a crime, Bauman said.

Her bail also was set at $15,000, which she posted before being released, according to jail records.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force will continue its efforts to eradicate narcotics from the communities of Lake County and seize suspected profits from narcotics sales for asset forfeiture proceedings whenever possible, Bauman said.

Anyone with information that can assist the Task Force with this endeavor is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

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