TEN KILOS OF COCAINE CONFISCATED DURING FAYETTE CO. TRAFFIC STOP
Fayette County’s Narcotics K-9 Unit seized roughly 10 kilos of cocaine during a traffic stop Tuesday.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., Sergeant Randy Thumann and K-9 Kolt stopped a Chevy Silverado on I-10 at the 658 mile marker for a traffic violation.
After speaking with the driver, who the Sheriff’s Office says was traveling from Mexico to Houston, Sgt. Thumann became suspicious that the vehicle may be involved in smuggling illegal narcotics. He received consent to search the vehicle and deployed Kolt, who alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics.
(Fayette Co. Jail)
Sgt. Thumann, along with Investigator David Smith, discovered the cocaine inside the vehicle’s oil pan. The cocaine had an estimated street value of $1 million.
44-year-old Julio Yanez of Laredo was arrested for Felony Cocaine Possession and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.