FAYETTE CO. K-9 UNIT SEIZES 34 KILOS OF METH HIDDEN IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

  

Around $3.6 million worth of meth was found inside fire extinguishers in a Fayette County traffic stop Monday morning.

Around 9:40 a.m., Sergeant Randy Thumann and K-9 Kolt stopped a Ford F-350 truck at the 658 mile marker on I-10 eastbound, for a traffic violation.

After meeting with the driver, Sgt. Thumann noticed many familiar signs of nervous behavior and narcotics trafficking, so he asked and received consent to search the vehicle.  Kolt was deployed, and alerted Sgt. Thumann to an odor coming from a fire extinguisher in the bed of the truck.

After further investigation, a total of four industrial size fire extinguishers were located in the vehicle.  Approximately 34 kilos of methamphetamine was removed from inside the extinguishers, with an estimated street value of $3.6 million.

The driver, identified as 56-year-old Alfonso Ramirez of Laredo, was arrested for Felony Drug Possession.  He was taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center, where he was released to Jail staff.