Police dog finds $3,000 worth of methamphetamine in parked car
February 20th, 2009 | by admin |A police dog sniffed out $3,000 worth of methamphetamine Tuesday when the dog searched a car parked outside a suspected drug dealers apartment, according to investigators.
The drug was allegedly hidden in the trunk of a car owned by the mans girlfriend, who officers arrested at the complex in the 2100 block of Alameda Avenue.
Police declined to release the 41-year-old womans name, saying the Alameda County District Attorneys Office is still reviewing the case and that it remains under investigation.
Officers visited the apartment of 49-year-old Dennis Young following his arrest Monday night on a bench warrant from an earlier narcotics case in which he faces felony charges of possessing a controlled substance and transporting and distributing a controlled substance, police records show.
After interviewing Young, investigators brought in patrol Officer Chad Rech and his dog, Duke, to carry out a probation search of the apartment and Youngs property.
Along with finding about three ounces of methamphetamine in the trunk of his girlfriends 1998 Honda Civic, the dog helped locate about one-quarter of an ounce of methamphetamine under the windshield visor of Youngs 2006 Honda Accord, police said.
A scale and plastic bags were also found in the womans car, said a narcotics officer who asked not to be named.
The couple are suspected of dealing methamphetamine in Alameda and nearby cities, police said.
via San Jose Mercury News .