NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The nose knows! K9 Voska with the New Braunfels Police Department alerted officers to more than 4.4 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Monday.
Officers pulled over April Perez, 42, on the northbound I-35 frontage road just after 11 p.m. That's when K9 Voska alerted the officers that she detected the odor of narcotics from inside the vehicle.
The drugs, as well as a scale and approximately $1,000 in cash, were found hidden inside a large purse on the front seat.
The driver was taken into custody on charges of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, which is a first degree felony.
The methamphetamine and cash were seized.
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