Crime & Safety
Booking Photo Released of Mexicali Man Accused of Meth Possession
Jose Bojorguez, 27, was on probation when he was stopped Saturday afternoon at the Morongo Travel Center, a sheriff's sergeant said.
A booking photo was released Monday of a man from Mexico who was arrested Saturday in Cabazon on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine for sale.
A deputy made a at 1:48 p.m. Saturday and the driver of the vehicle stopped at the Morongo Travel Center, 49020 Seminole Drive, Sgt. James Burton of the sheriff's Cabazon Station said in a statement.
The driver, Jose Alejandro Bojorguez, 27, of Mexicali, was on probation "with search terms," Burton said.
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The deputy searched the vehicle and found "two clear plastic bags with a combined weight of 26 grams of white crystal substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine," Burton said.
Bojorguez was arrested and booked at Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of four felonies: possession of a controlled substance, possessing narcotics, sales, transport, distribution less than 1 ounce, and committing a felony with a prison prior, according to inmate records.
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Bojorguez was held Monday at Smith Correctional on $50,000 bail, according to inmate records. He has a court date Wednesday in Banning.
Mexicali is in Baja Mexico, across the border from Calexico in Imperial County, southeast of El Centro and the Salton Sea.
Anyone with more information regarding was urged to contact the Cabazon Station at (951) 922.7100 or email CabazonStation@RiversideSheriff.org.
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