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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A postulation halt connected the I-5 successful Fresno County led to the find of pounds of cocaine Thursday, Merced CHP announced.
On April 24, officers study a K-9 sergeant conducted an enforcement halt for a postulation usurpation connected a 2018 Honda Accord connected the I-5 successful Fresno County.
During contact, CHP says the K-9 sergeant suspected the operator was engaged successful transgression enactment owed to respective factors, including tradecraft. The sergeant’s K-9 assisted and located a hidden compartment.
Investigators accidental the concealed compartment built into the exhaust passageway and accessed done the halfway console held astir 13 pounds of suspected cocaine, worthy implicit $600,000.
CHP says the operator was yet booked connected suspicion of possession of cocaine for sale, proscription of cocaine crossed noncontiguous counties and possession of an aftermarket compartment utilized to transport narcotics.
The lawsuit was turned implicit to the Fresno High Impact Investigations Team (HIIT).
