Lawton Police Department seizes drugs worth $50,000

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton Police said a traffic stop led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs connected to a local dealer.

In a Facebook post, Lawton Police Department officials said they carried out a traffic stop on a car leaving the drug dealer’s home.

A K9 Unit gave a positive alert on the car, and police said they found methamphetamine inside.

According to the post, officers then carried out a search warrant on the drug dealer’s home, where they found more drugs.

LPD officials said they found 300 grams of cocaine, 187 grams of meth and over 800 fentanyl pills.

The total amount of drugs seized is said to have a combined street value of $50,000.

Three people were arrested in connection to the bust, but they have not been identified at this time.

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