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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS â More than just a canine, Kozmo was a member of the Mesquite Police Department and did what any other officer on any given day would do. protect and serve.
Kozmo, a 5-year-old canine was a member of the Mesquite Police Department since 2017 and gave the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty Monday.
Texas A and M s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital is working to determine what may have caused his death. These dogs aren t just dogs to us. These are members of our police family. Kozmo was an amazing and loyal dog and ultimately he gave his life the night before last doing what he was trained to do, Lt. Stephen Biggs with the Mesquite Police Department said.
Michael Stanley Wright, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston, Wright admitted law enforcement officers searched his house on Washington Avenue in Huntington on March 4, 2020. Officers seized about 194.3 grams of methamphetamine mixture and 4.7 grams of fentanyl.
Wright was also found with meth and fentanyl in his possession when he was searched following his arrest. Also seized by law enforcement officers during the search were two firearms and approximately $5,536 in cash, which was money Wright had made from selling drugs.
Wright admitted that he intended to sell the fentanyl and methamphetamine.