Suspects arrested, accused of smuggling narcotics into correctional facility

Suspects arrested, accused of smuggling narcotics into correctional facility

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) - The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is continuing the crackdown on illegal drugs, including fentanyl, from entering the county's jail system. In December 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Gang Intelligence Unit and Corrections Central Investigations Unit opened an investigation into inmates and members of the public smuggling narcotics into the Riverside County Sheriff’s jail system. During that invest…

Trio Suspected in Correctional System Drug Smuggling Operation

Two men and a woman suspected of smuggling drugs into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta were behind bars Friday. Nicole Marie Gall, 29, and Jaime Benjamin Garcia, 41, both of Moreno Valley, along with 41-year-old Juan Briseno of Murrieta, were arrested Thursday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Gall and Garcia were each booked into the Murrieta jail on suspicion of conspiracy and selling controlled substances w…