Hector Ivan Luperciochavez
The Paso Robles Police arrested two men for alleged narcotics possession after a routine check on Wednesday.
According to PRPD, around 4:05 p.m. a patrol officer observed a vehicle illegally parked in a red zone at an apartment complex on the 200 block of Spring Street.
The officer made contact with the vehicle’s occupants. The driver was identified as Hector Ivan Luperciochavez, 20, of Fresno County and the passenger was identified as Juan Carlos Pachecofernandez, 19, of Paso Robles.
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.
The passenger was released without being charged and Luperciochavez was booked into the SLO County Jail for felony possession of a controlled substance for sale, felony transportation of a controlled substance, felony sale/manufacture of a controlled substance and the two traffic warrants.
