A K9 named "Beny" led a CHP officer to the largest fentanyl bust in Central Valley history last week.
After an officer pulled over a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan for speeding on Jan. 21, he "noticed several factors and tradecraft" which led him to suspect both the driver and passenger were engaged in criminal activity, officials said in a release. They did not specify what led the officer to that conclusion.
Beny was directed to sniff the outside of the car and he detected the odor of narcotics. The subsequent search of the vehicle revealed "approximately 75 pounds of counterfeit oxycodone pills believed to contain fentanyl," with a street value of close to $3 million, authorities said.
Both suspects were arrested and their names have not been released.
According to the CHP, fentanyl is "100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic." One kilogram of the drug has the potential to kill 500,000 people.
No other information was available.
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