Jorge Alberto Oceguera-Rocha, 25, is arrested, suspected of selling or sharing narcotics within the Riverside jail where he works, sources say.
A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who worked in a county jail was arrested over the weekend for possessing and planning to sell more than 40 pounds of narcotics, according to the sheriff’s office.
The correctional officer, Jorge Alberto Oceguera-Rocha, 25, is suspected of selling or sharing the narcotics within the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility, where he has worked since 2019, according to a source who requested anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. Oceguera-Rocha was arrested Saturday night following a traffic stop on the 10 Freeway in Calimesa on suspicion of possessing and intending to sell over 44 pounds of narcotics, according to county records.He was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center and ordered held on $1-million bail. He has not yet been charged by the district attorney.The Sheriff’s Office issued a press release on the arrest more than 24 hours after The Times initially inquired about the case against Oceguera-Rocha.
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