Sniff 'em Apis: California Highway Patrol dog helps uncover 81 pounds of meth, 11 pounds of fentanyl
By Peter Aitken
Fox News
April 16, 2021
Apis and his haul
California authorities seized 92 pounds of drugs in a bust with sniffer dog assistance during a traffic stop Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) – Valley Division posted images of the haul, which totaled 81 pounds of meth and 11 pounds of fentanyl tablets, police said.
CHP pulled over a 2021 Toyota Corolla for a speeding violation, but several “undisclosed factors” led the arresting officer to suspect the driver and a passenger were involved in some criminal activity, authorities said.
The officer used a sniffer dog, Apis, to check the car, finding positive signs of drug possession. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery and seizure of the massive drug haul.
Approximately 81 pounds of methamphetamine inside a large cardboard box inside the vehicle, along with 11 pounds of fentanyl tablets.
Both of the vehicle occupants were arrested in connection to the bust.
The location of the bust remains unknown.
Since the summer of last year, the U.S. has seen a surge in fentanyl seizures, with a reported increase of 233% in seizures along the southwestern border in the first quarter of 2021.
That equates to around 2,098 pounds of smuggled fentanyl compared to 629 pounds over the same period in 2020.
2 comments:
Mexico's most important export. It's sad that people don't see that Mexico has completely turned into a Narco Country. Their economy would collapse without exporting drugs. Time to designate them a Terrorist Threat to the U.S. I predict that something awful will happen to Americans if we continue on this course. True countries do not have open borders. Take a tip from Poland.
https://youtu.be/TYSX2vI7oPk
I hope they gave him a new chew toy. He earned it.
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