A police K-9 in California sniffed out an estimated $300,000 in suspected drug money during a traffic stop, authorities said Monday.
Beny, a K-9 officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), was called on to sniff a Chevy Tahoe on Dec. 21 in Merced, the department said in a statement.
A CHP officer had pulled over the vehicle for tailgating and noticed several things that led to suspicions of criminal activity.
Beny sniffed the vehicle’s exterior and gave a positive alert to the odor of narcotics, the CHP said. Officers then searched the vehicle and found a suitcase and backpack filled with a large amount of cash, the statement said.
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