K-9 unit finds cocaine valued at $250,000 after traffic stop

Five kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of $250,000 was discovered by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit following a traffic stop on Interstate 10 this past Sunday, Sept. 10.

According to Sheriff Keith Korenek, Sgt. Randy Thumann and his canine partner, Kolt, stopped a 2015 GMC Yukon at the 663 mile marker (about two miles east of Flatonia) for a traffic violation at appr…