Kansas sheriff K-9 makes $9 million drug bust of driver who had suspended license

Kansas sheriff’s deputies and their K-9 dog made a $9 million drug bust from a vehicle after they discovered the driver had a suspended license.

The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Department said in a Facebook post that Deputy Max Joye, K-9 partner Karma and another deputy made the bust Wednesday. Joye and Karma “came across a vehicle” where the driver had a suspended license, and the dog “alerted to the odor and presence of narcotics,” the sheriff’s office said.

The driver was arrested, and deputies impounded the vehicle. After obtaining a search warrant, investigators found two bags with several hundred pills of suspected fentanyl, the sheriff’s office said. An additional 10 wrapped bundles contained suspected heroin or methamphetamine mixed with fentanyl.

The sheriff’s office estimated the street value of the drugs to be over $9 million.

“Fentanyl is a very dangerous substance and has been the cause of many deaths by overdose,” the sheriff’s office said. “Over 100 deaths occurred in Kansas last year, and recently there were 2 deaths in Riley County from fentanyl.”