The nose knows: Border Patrol dog sniffs out 81 pounds of cocaine in Southern California bust

The motive force of a sport utility car authorities say was carrying greater than 80 kilos of cocaine could have gotten away with it if it weren’t for that meddling canine.

Round 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the SUV was touring on the 15 Freeway by Temecula when it was stopped by brokers with the San Diego sector of U.S. Customs and Border Safety.

Throughout a subsequent sniff take a look at of the car, a canine alerted brokers of the doable presence of medication. Authorities stated a follow-up search uncovered a collection of cellophane-wrapped packages stashed inside a false dashboard.

Brokers arrested the driving force and an accompanying passenger, and impounded the SUV for additional inspection.

In all, authorities stated they discovered 31 bundles within the false dashboard, containing a complete of 81 kilos of cocaine.

San Diego sector Border Patrol brokers have seized 2,437 kilos of cocaine because the starting of the fiscal 12 months, in keeping with the division.

The sector has additionally seized 3,627 kilos of methamphetamine, 31 kilos of heroin and 475 kilos of fentanyl. That features 3.65 mixed kilos of fentanyl and heroin discovered from Aug. 11 to Aug. 17.

“I’m proud to say that women and men of the US Border Patrol are on the market day and evening defending our communities,” Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel stated in a press release. “With every profitable narcotic interdiction, I do know for a undeniable fact that we’ve saved somebody’s life.”