MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – K-9 Officer Koa helped take fentanyl and meth off the streets after sniffing out the drugs during a Merced traffic stop.
Police say the drugs were found in two hidden compartments, containing:
27.7 grams of methamphetamine
10.2 grams of cocaine
1.4 grams of powdered fentanyl
110 fentanyl pills
A large amount of U.S. currency
K-9 koa sniffs out fentanyl, meth during merced traffic stop 1
The driver, identified as 45-year-old Ishmel Brewer of Merced, was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail.
Anyone with any information regarding this crime (case 25-56710) is asked to contact Officer Mendoza at 209-388-7794 or by email at MendozaM@CityofMerced.gov. Anonymous tips can be made by calling 209-385-4725.