Traffic stop yields 23 kilos of cocaine worth $2.3 million

Shown above are the axles that had been altered to conceal the cocaine.
Shown above are the axles that had been altered to conceal the cocaine.

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…