ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is praising the super-sniffing skills of a K-9, which helped them make a big drug bust in Central Florida this week.
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FHP Orlando tweeted that K-9 Piet alerted troopers to 624 pounds of marijuana being smuggled in the back of a U-Haul truck in Orlando.
Law enforcement said both the driver and passenger were arrested on Tuesday night.
The street value of the marijuana is $5.6 million, according to the FHP.
FHP K-9 Piet alerted to 624 pounds of marijuana being smuggled in the back of a U-Haul truck, in Orlando, after a trooper conducted a traffic stop. Both the driver and passenger were arrested on Tuesday night. The street value is over 5.6 million dollars. Thanks to #FHP K-9. pic.twitter.com/r4iw7vW7Un
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) September 19, 2019
This story was originally published by Scott Sutton at WPTV.
