K-9 Ivan makes 40-pound drug bust in Delco
Marijuana and $6,000 cash were found in a vehicle by the Pennsylvania State Police during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Ridley Township.
A drug-sniffing K-9 dog helped the Pennsylvania State Police make a 40-pound marijuana bust during a traffic stop on I-95 in Delaware County, the law enforcement agency said Tuesday.
Around 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, state troopers stopped a vehicle on southbound I-95 in Ridley Township for multiple alleged traffic offenses, state police said.
Troopers suspected something was up and asked for consent to search the vehicle, but the driver allegedly refused, so troopers called for Ivan, a state police K-9 dog.
Ivan was “alerted to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle,” and a search warrant was obtained while the driver was detained for the investigation, state police said.
The vehicle was towed to the state police barracks in Media, where troopers allegedly discovered about 40 pounds of marijuana concealed in boxes and buckets, and around $6,000 cash.
The driver, who was not identified, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, state police said.