Very good boy sniffs out fentanyl, other drugs during traffic stop in Arizona
Dec 5, 2024, 8:25 AM
Odin alerted an officer to a stash of drugs, including about 40,000 fentanyl pills, in northern Arizona on Dec. 3, 2024. (Prescott Valley Police Department Photo)
(Prescott Valley Police Department Photo)
PHOENIX – A northern Arizona police dog helped sniff out a stash of illegal drugs, including thousands of fentanyl pills, during a traffic stop this week, authorities said.
The discovery was made after an officer stopped a vehicle near State Route 69 and Enterprise Parkway around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Prescott Valley Police Department.
Odin, a member of the department’s K-9 Unit, caught a whiff of something amiss with the vehicle and alerted the officer.
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A subsequent search uncovered approximately 40,000 fentanyl pills, 4½ pounds of methamphetamine, 2 grams of cocaine and a firearm, police said.
The vehicle’s two occupants, whose names were not released, were arrested and booked on drug-related charges into the Yavapai County jail in Prescott.
No other details about the case were released.
Prescott Valley is a town east of Prescott with approximately 50,000 residents. It is situated about 90 miles north of downtown Phoenix.
The local police department there touted a similar K-9 achievement involving police dog named Kato earlier this year.
