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    Man arrested for possession of a controlled substance 

    Police dog found seven ounces of meth and three ounces of heroin inside man’s vehicle

    Hector Ivan Luperciochavez.

    Hector Ivan Luperciochavez.

    –On Wednesday, at approximately 4:05 p.m., a Paso Robles patrol officer observed a vehicle illegally parked in a red zone at an apartment complex in the 200 block of Spring Street.

    The officer identified the driver as Hector Ivan Luperciochavez, a 20-year-old Fresno County resident, and the passenger as Juan Carlos Pachecofernandez, a 19-year-old Paso Robles resident.

    During the course of this contact, the officer learned that Luperciochavez was wanted for two arrest warrants for traffic related offenses. He was arrested without incident for those warrants.

    The officer next utilized his police service dog to conduct a narcotics search of the exterior of the vehicle. The police service dog alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle in response to this alert, officers discovered approximately seven ounces of suspected methamphetamine, along with approximately three ounces of heroin. Additionally, US currency and other drug sales related paraphernalia were located.

    Both vehicle occupants were arrested without incident for narcotics offenses. Ultimately, the passenger was released without being charged and Luperciochavez was booked into the SLO County Jail on the following charges:
    • possession of a controlled substance for sale (felony)
    • transportation of a controlled substance (felony)
    • sale/manufacture of a controlled substance (felony)
    • two warrants

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    Misty Sykes

    Thank you PRPD. More dirt bags off the streets of Paso. Users and dealers are the scum of our population.

    Joshua Imig

    Talking shit. Misty if you only knew how it was… I hope you find out someday you might be a little more understanding.

    Justin Hall

    For real there some that are born into that life it's not their choice really and then people will say but they always have a choice that's correct statistics show that 98% of all users or addicts need help to stop and a lot of people that's only way they know if you're born into that life that's all you know you're not going to do anything els don't know otherwise and ignorant people like you make it hard for people to try to look outside of the box so until you've actually been through the struggle any kind of real struggle please keep your comments to yourself

    Joshua Imig

    And I bet you are an angel. Or your a cheating whore who shops excessively and I'm guessing you see a homeless dude and you turn the other way.. Simply pathetic, and a downright rude disrespectful ratchet

    Joshua Imig

    I hate people like you. And I'm sure I speak for the most other addicts 🙂

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    Misty Sykes

    Thank you PRPD. More dirt bags off the streets of Paso. Users and dealers are the scum of our population.

    Joshua Imig

    Talking shit. Misty if you only knew how it was… I hope you find out someday you might be a little more understanding.

    Justin Hall

    For real there some that are born into that life it's not their choice really and then people will say but they always have a choice that's correct statistics show that 98% of all users or addicts need help to stop and a lot of people that's only way they know if you're born into that life that's all you know you're not going to do anything els don't know otherwise and ignorant people like you make it hard for people to try to look outside of the box so until you've actually been through the struggle any kind of real struggle please keep your comments to yourself

    Joshua Imig

    And I bet you are an angel. Or your a cheating whore who shops excessively and I'm guessing you see a homeless dude and you turn the other way.. Simply pathetic, and a downright rude disrespectful ratchet

    Joshua Imig

    I hate people like you. And I'm sure I speak for the most other addicts 🙂

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