A drug-sniffing police dog in Yavapai County sniffed out nearly $60,000 insuspected drug money after the driver of a sport utility vehicle was evasive during questioning Thursday, authorities said.
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Robertson at first told deputies he was in Arizona to visit a sick relative in Mesa but eventually admitted they would probably find methamphetamine, Sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies searched the Ford Expedition and found a meth pipe containing a usable amount of methamphetamine. A gram of meth was found in a separate container. They later discovered bundles of cash stashed in a secret compartment in a fender, offcials said.
Deputies believe the money was the result of drug transactions because the K-9 alerted on the cash stashes.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Officials identified the driver as Victor Robertson of Oklahoma. Deputies had pulled him over for a traffic stop on Interstate 17 near the Cordes Junction exit.
When he refused permission to search his vehicle Thursday,the Sheriff’s Office called in a drug-sniffing K-9 dog, which alerted on the vehicle.
Robertson at first told deputies he was in Arizona to visit a sick relative in Mesa but eventually admitted they would probably find methamphetamine, Sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies searched the Ford Expedition and found a meth pipe containing a usable amount of methamphetamine. A gram of meth was found in a separate container. They later discovered bundles of cash stashed in a secret compartment in a fender, offcials said.
Deputies believe the money was the result of drug transactions because the K-9 alerted on the cash stashes.
Robertson was arrested on suspicion of possession of dangerous drugs, money laundering and driving under the influence of drugs.
