Traffic stop yields 23 kilos of cocaine worth $2.3 million

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office Narcotics K-9 Unit seized 23 kilos of cocaine after a traffic stop on Interstate 10 about three miles west of Flatonia on Tuesday, Oct. 31, according to Sheriff Keith Korenek.

Sheriff Korenek reported that Sgt. Randy Thumann and K-9 partner, Kolt, stopped an

18-wheeler with a flatbed trailer at the 658 mile marker for a traffic violation at approximately 12:45 p.m…