PCP, Meth And Heroin Found When Wildomar Man Blows Stop Sign: Police

TEMECULA, CA — Two men who were pulled over in a traffic enforcement stop in Temecula were jailed after police say they ended up finding drugs in the vehicle. One of the men has already been released from custody, while the other remains jailed without bail, records indicate.

According to sheriff's Sgt. Chris Gaskins, officers assigned to the Temecula Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing (POP) team were conducting "proactive patrol" near Old Town Front Street on Thursday afternoon. At around 12:30 p.m., they spotted a black Nissan Altima run at stop sign at Moreno Road, and pulled the driver over.

"Officers recognized the front passenger as Sergio Maya (26-year-old transient) who had a warrant for his arrest for a violation of his Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and was taken into custody," Gaskins said in a news release. "The driver, identified as Johnny Alcantar (36 years-old from Wildomar), who is currently on probation in San Bernardino County for vehicle theft, was also removed from the vehicle."

Police then searched the vehicle. Inside, they found a backpack that belonged to Maya which contained PCP, methamphetamine, "...and other items indicative of drugs sales," Gaskins said.

Alcantar was then found to be in possession of heroin, the sergeant said.

The two men were taken to the Southwest Detention Center. Maya was booked without bail on felony drug charges and for allegedly violating probation, jail records indicate. Alcantar was booked on a misdemeanor drug use charge and posted $2,500 bail the same day.

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Booking photos of Johnny Alcantar, left, and Sergio Maya, right, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department