Marijuana, heroin, cash found in trio of traffic stops on I-10

  • Sgt. Randy Thumann and his K-9 partner, Kolt, with the 253 pounds of marijuana they discovered Monday.
    Sgt. Randy Thumann and his K-9 partner, Kolt, with the 253 pounds of marijuana they discovered Monday.
  • Sgt. Randy Thumann, K-9 Kolt and the heroin with the battery in which it was concealed.
    Sgt. Randy Thumann, K-9 Kolt and the heroin with the battery in which it was concealed.
  • Interdiction Investigator David Smith stands next to $136,000 in U.S. currency confiscated during a moneylaundering arrest.
    Interdiction Investigator David Smith stands next to $136,000 in U.S. currency confiscated during a moneylaundering arrest.
Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Monday Oct. 5, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Interdiction Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K-9 partner Kolt, stopped a Dodge pickup on Interstate 10 at the 658 mile marker west of Flatonia at approximately 10:29 a.m. for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver, who was extremely nervous, Thumann became suspicious he was transporting…

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