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10 pounds of meth seized in Fayette County traffic stop
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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CARMINE, Texas - Ten pounds of methamphetamine were seized during a traffic stop near Carmine earlier this week, says the Fayette County Sheriff s Office.
On Monday, Feb. 22, an FCSO narcotics K-9 unit stopped a black Ford Escape on U.S. 290 near Deer Haven Road between Ledbetter and Carmine in north Fayette County around 3 p.m. (Fayette County Sheriff s Office)
FCSO says that after speaking to the driver and observing many criminal indicators, the officer obtained consent to search the SUV. The officer s K-9 conducted an exterior sweep and alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics.
An Austin man is facing felony drug charges after deputies in Fayette County, with help from a police dog, discovered $400,000 worth of methamphetamine inside his vehicle during a traffic stop.
Josue Ortiz, 41, was arrested on a felony drug possession charge and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center to be booked into jail stemming from the Monday afternoon incident on U.S. 290, Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported.
About 3 p.m. that day, sheriff’s office Sgt. Randy Thumann and his police dog partner Kolt, stopped a Black Ford Escape along the highway near Deer Haven Lane for a traffic violation.