BELL COUNTY, Texas — A man and woman were arrested Tuesday during a drug investigation in Temple.
Desmond Evon Wilkerson, 26, and Katelyn Olivia Nicole Tolbert, 24, were charged with possession of marijuana over 5 pounds.
Police said the duo was selling large amounts of high-grade marijuana.
About 9 pounds of the drug, which is worth around $40,000, and $24,000 was confiscated. Wilkerson and Tolbert were taken to the Bell County Jail. They were later released after posting bonds of $100,000.
The investigation is ongoing and future charges and arrests are possible, investigators said.
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