DATE/TIME: August 25, 2023 / 10:56 p.m.
INCIDENT: Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale, Transportation/Sales of Narcotics or Controlled Substance, Possession or Purchase of Narcotics/Controlled Substance for Sale
LOCATION: 16377 Main Street #B, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): Lenin Martinez Arevalo, 29-year-old resident of Hesperia
SUMMARY: On August 25, 2023, at about 10:56 p.m., investigators with the Hesperia Police Department served two search warrants in the city of Hesperia, reference the sales of narcotics, including M30 Fentanyl pills and illegal sales of marijuana. Investigators served one of the search warrants at a business named “The House of Drip” located at 16377 Main Street, #B, in the city of Hesperia. Investigators seized over approximately 4,000 suspected M30 fentanyl pills, processed marijuana, 227 boxes of THC resin, 35 boxes of chocolate psilocybin mushrooms, and $1300 in cash.
Lenin Martinez Arevalo, 29-year-old resident of Hesperia, was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for HS11351-Possession or Purchase of Narcotics/Controlled Substance for Sale, HS11352(A)- Transportation/Sales of Narcotics or Controlled Substance and HS11378- Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale.
The community should know, not all pills are marked correctly and taking a pill not purchased from a licensed pharmacy can be a deadly decision. Nearly 70,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses that involved fentanyl and fake fentanyl prescriptions in 2021, almost a four-fold increase over five years. By 2021, about two-thirds of all overdose deaths involved the potent synthetic opioid.
Anyone with information about this investigation or the business, is asked to contact Deputy D. Morales at the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy D. Morales
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192305607
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
