LAS VEGAS — Millions of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs are off the streets thanks to a hard-working police dog, authorities in Nevada said last week.
In a Facebook post, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the discovery occurred early Friday after officers stopped a semi-truck that had been moving erratically near Interstate 15 and St. Rose Parkway.
“The nervous driver had a story that didn’t add up,” the department wrote.
DON'T BRING IT TO VEGAS! A semi-truck had more than just produce on board. Detectives stopped the truck for erratic...
Posted by LVMPD on Friday, March 25, 2022
According to KLAS-TV, officers enlisted the help of K-9 Nuggetz. The police dog “indicated a positive alert for drugs, which led to the search,” the department said.
Officers soon found 230 pounds of cocaine valued at $10.5 million on board the truck, which also had been hauling tomatoes, according to the Facebook post.
Police arrested Nanak Singh and Chandra Prakash on charges of trafficking a controlled substance, authorities said.
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