LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. (WDAF) — Thanks to a Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A K9, troopers found 90 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Lafayette County.
According to MSHP, a trooper stopped a black Dodge minivan on westbound Interstate 70 at about 12:47 p.m. on Thursday, July 21.
During the stop, Troop A K9 Zsolti alerted troopers to the vehicle, and through further investigation, troopers found the meth in a false compartment.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to Lafayette County Jail.
Earlier this week on the Kansas side of the state line, a multi-agency, multi-day operation led to the seizure of over 120 pounds of methamphetamine.