The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office arrested Carley Crofts (29, Hemet) and Miguel Armenta (49, Murrieta) on March 27, 2026, after an investigation into narcotics being smuggled into the Cois Byrd Detention Center through the mail. Search warrants were served at homes in Hemet and Murrieta, where evidence was seized.
The investigation began in November 2024 and identified inmates Saul Arevalo and Daniel Morales as recipients of the drugs. Both Crofts and Armenta were booked into the detention center for smuggling narcotics into a jail…