Fayette County Narcotics K-9 Unit Seizes 13 Kilos of Fentanyl

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Tuesday Aug. 09, at approximately 9:33 a.m. the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Chevy Silverado on IH-10 at the 661 mile-marker for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver, Sgt.Thumann observed indicators of deceptive behavior and became suspicious that the occupant was smuggling illegal narcotics. Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle. Thumann searched the vehicle and located 12 bricks of raw Fentanyl in the rear seat back and in a speaker box located behind the rear seat. The driver, Severo Rodriguez (30) of San Juan, was arrested for Felony drug possession and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.

Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine. 13 Kilograms of Fentanyl can be used to manufacture 13 million pills with a street value of approximately $260 million dollars.

K9 Kolt was donated to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office by k9s4cops.