K-9 Unit Seizes 8.5 Kilos of Cocaine

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Friday, July 7, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Toyota truck on Interstate 10 at the 664 mile-marker at approximately 4 p.m. for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver Sgt. Thumann became suspicious that the vehicle was involved in smuggling illegal narcotics. Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle. Thumann deployed his canine “Kolt” to conduct an exterior sweep of the vehicle. Thumann observed Kolt alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics on an ice chest in the bed of the truck. Thumann discovered approximately 8.5 kilos of Cocaine, with an estimated street value of $850,000 Dollars, hidden in the walls of the ice chest. The driver, Gil Suarez Ignacio (31) of Mexico, was arrested for felony cocaine possession and released to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.