FAYETTE COUNTY K-9 UNIT FINDS $1 MILLION WORTH OF METH

  

A routine traffic stop by Fayette County authorities ended in the seizure of 10 kilos of meth with a street value of approximately $1 million on Friday.  

At 2 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit conducted the traffic stop on Interstate Highway 10 at the 658 mile marker. Authorities made contact with the driver and passenger and consent was given to search the vehicle.

The search turned up approximately 23 pounds of meth hidden inside two fire extinguishers.

The driver, 24-year-old Vidal Rodriguez, and the passenger, 23-year-old David Sanchez, were both arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and taken to the Dan R. Beck Center.