DATE: October 10, 2026, at 6:16 p.m.
INCIDENT: Two Victorville Residents Arrested for Narcotics Sales Following Traffic Stop
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road and Fifth Avenue, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Jose Cardenas Tinajero, 36-year-old, Resident of Victorville
Fatima Cardenas, 33-year-old, Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Saturday, October 10, 2026, at about 6:16 p.m., deputies assigned to the Hesperia Station Gang Investigations Team conducted a traffic stop near Bear Valley Road and Fifth Avenue in the City of Victorville.
Deputies observed the vehicle’s passenger, Fatima Cardenas, throwing a bag out of the vehicle’s window before coming to a stop. The driver, Jose Cardenas Tinajero was also found to be on probation for narcotics sales.
Deputies recovered the discarded bag, which contained suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and a methamphetamine pipe. Deputies also recovered a digital scale and U.S. currency during the investigation.
Both Cardenas Tinajero and Fatima Cardenas were arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention center for HS 11351- Possession of Narcotics for sales, PC 182- Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, and PC 135- Destruction or Concealing evidence.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Hesperia Sheriff’s Station at 760-947-1500. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Hesperia Station Gang Investigations Team
Station: Hesperia Station
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. 192606484
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
