RIVERSIDE, CA – An enforcement operation targeting drug activity at a local motel led to the arrest of eight individuals on narcotics and weapons charges, the Riverside Police Department announced.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at approximately 7:07 p.m., members of the department’s Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) Team conducted a targeted operation at the Riverside Inn & Suites, located at 10705 Magnolia Avenue, following reports of drug activity and related community concerns.
During surveillance, officers observed hand-to-hand transactions involving the sale of fentanyl. The POP Team identified the primary suspect involved in the sales, who was subsequently taken into custody and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center…