Jail Intel Team Conducts Investigation and Arrests Murrieta Woman for Attempting to Smuggle Narcotics into the Jail 

June 29, 2025 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Maria Pena arrived at the Central Detention Center to visit an inmate. Prior to the visit, Pena was observed attempting to smuggle suspected narcotics into the facility.

Following an investigation, Pena was arrested at her residence in Murrieta on June 27, 2025, by San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Jail Intelligence Team (JIT). She was subsequently booked for attempting to smuggle narcotics into a jail facility. 

DATE/TIME: June 25, 2025/ 2:51 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 4573.5-Bringing Contraband into Jail 
LOCATION: Central Detention Center, 630 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415
SUSPECT(S): Maria V. Pena, 37-year-old resident of Murrieta
VICTIM(S): State of California
Refer: Deputy J. Ramirez
Station: Central Detention Center
Phone No. (909) 386-0969
Case No. 302500266

Source: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department