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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
Thursday February 23rd, 2023 :: 01:50 p.m. PST

Advisory

Search Warrant in Yucca Valley Leads to the Discovery of Narcotics and Large Sums of Money; Two Suspects Arrested



DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 / 3:07 p.m.

INCIDENT: HS 11351 - Sales of Narcotics

LOCATION: 7000 Block of Hanford Avenue, Yucca Valley

SUSPECT(S): Aidan Barajas, 20-year-old Resident of Yucca Valley and Ebony Jauregui, 21-year-old Resident of Yucca Valley

VICTIM(S): State of California


SUMMARY: On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, deputies from the Morongo Basin Station served a search warrant in the 7000 block of Hanford Avenue in Yucca Valley for narcotics sales. During the execution of the search warrant, deputies located and seized approximately 270 fentanyl pills, powdered fentanyl, MDMA, Xanax, an unknown crystallized substance, two vials of liquid naloxone, and large sums of U.S. currency.

Aidan Barajas and Ebony Jauregui were arrested for HS 11351 - Possession of Narcotics for Sale and booked into the Central Detention Center.  While Barajas' bail is set at $100,000, Jauregui's bail is set at $250,000.   

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact detectives at the Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or leave the information on the We-Tip Website at www.wetip.com.



Refer: Deputy Perez / Deputy Miller

Station: Morongo Basin Station 

Phone No. (760) 366-4175

Case No. 232300403


SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

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