FAYETTE CO. K-9 UNIT SEIZES 12 KILOS OF COCAINE DURING TRAFFIC STOP

  
(courtesy Fayette Co. Sheriff's Office)

An Eagle Pass woman was arrested over the weekend after being caught in possession of a dozen kilos of cocaine in Fayette County.

According to Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek, the Narcotics K-9 Unit of Sergeant Randy Thumann and Kolt stopped a silver Nissan Altima on I-10 just before noon on Saturday for a traffic violation.

Per the sheriff’s report, the driver and passenger displayed many criminal indicators, prompting a search of the vehicle after consent was granted.  Kolt was deployed and alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics coming from underneath the vehicle.

Johanna Lizbeth Mendoza-Cuellar
(Fayette Co. Jail)

A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 12 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of $480,000.  The cocaine was concealed in an after-market compartment built into the exhaust tunnel.

The driver, 36-year-old Johanna Lizbeth Mendoza-Cuellar, was arrested for felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.  The passenger was released at the scene with no charges.

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