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Issuing Employee: Commander Paul Herrera – 760-770-0308 – pherrera@cathedralcity.gov
Type of Case: Narcotics Arrest
Date/Time Reported: March 6, 2019 / 1325 hrs.
Location of Occurrence: Whispering Palms / Baristo Rd. Cathedral City, CA
ARRESTEE INFORMATION:
Name: Uriel Delacruz-Rodriguez
Age: 21
City of Residence: Cathedral City, CA
ARRESTEE INFORMATION:
Name: Alejandro Rocha
Age: 27
City of Residence: Cathedral City, CA
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On April 6, 2019, at approximately 1326 hours, a Cathedral City Police patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at Whispering Palms Trl. and Baristo Rd., Cathedral City, for a traffic violation. The driver was found to be unlicensed and the vehicle was towed. During the inventory of the vehicle prior to impound, officers located approximately 2.36 pounds of heroin inside the vehicle. The driver and passenger were arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance. Both the driver and the passenger were booked at Riverside Co. Jail – Indio.
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