Photo: from this incident
Originally published as a CHP Merced Facebook post –
“……And we will give you one guess who is responsible for it.
After stopping a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan for a violation of 22356(b) of the California Vehicle Code (speeding), a California Highway Patrol Officer noted several factors and tradecraft that led him to believe the driver and passenger were engaged in criminal activity. CHP K9 “Beny” was asked to sniff the exterior of the Volkswagen and alerted to the odor of narcotics.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed approximately 75 pounds of counterfeit Oxycodone pills believed to contain fentanyl. The driver and the passenger were arrested for violation of 11351 (possession of narcotics for sale) and 11352(a)(b) of the Health and Safety Code. The street value of these pills is approximately $3,000,000. This is the largest fentanyl bust in Valley history
