What started as an average traffic stop in East Los Angeles turned into a major drug bust arrest with the help of a K-9, officials announced Monday.
The California Highway Patrol said it happened during the early morning hours of April 10.
Two officers with the CHP’s East L.A. division pulled over a vehicle traveling northbound on the I-5 Freeway for a “mechanical violation,” according to the department’s Instagram post.
“However,” the caption read, “their investigation uncovered much more.”
With the help of a K-9 named J.D., the officers uncovered about 50 pounds of methamphetamine in the driver’s vehicle.
Details are limited, and officials did not immediately identify the suspect or state the exact charges, but CHP called the incident a “major arrest.”
