CHP: $640K worth of cocaine seized in Fresno County

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Over $640,000 worthy of cocaine was seized during a postulation halt connected the I-5 successful Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol announced connected Wednesday.

According to CHP, connected Jan. 16 astir 2:30 p.m., a K-9 sergeant conducted an enforcement halt connected a conveyance for a postulation usurpation adjacent northbound I-5 and Panoche Road.

While successful contact, the K-9 sergeant reported respective signs successful the conveyance indicating the operator was engaged successful transgression activity.

Officers accidental aft being granted support to hunt the vehicle, they recovered a gym container successful the backmost spot with 17 pounds of suspected cocaine worthy implicit $640,000.

As a result, CHP says 33-year-old Alejandro Julian Bravo of Yakima, Washington, was arrested connected suspicion of possession of cocaine for merchantability and proscription of cocaine crossed noncontiguous counties.