Carrollton K-9 Sniffs Out $26K In Heroin, 2 People Arrested
CARROLLTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Kudos to rookie K-9 officer "Riggs" with the Carrollton Police Department for sniffing out a substantial amount of drugs.
His bust was the result of a traffic stop Wednesday night in the 2000 block of Old Denton Road in Carrollton.
Officer Danny Witt suspected narcotics were in the car, and K-9 Riggs confirmed with a positive alert. The total weight of the heroin (both black tar and China White heroin) was 289 grams, with a street value of $26,000.
Two people were arrested.
The department bragged about the bust in a Facebook post.
"Rookie K9 Riggs likes to play fetch. Sometimes he comes back with a stick, sometimes he comes back with $26,000 worth of heroin. #GoodDog"
Rookie K9 Riggs likes to play fetch. Sometimes he comes back with a stick, sometimes he comes back with $26,000 worth of heroin. #GoodDog
Posted by Carrollton Texas Police Department on Thursday, August 15, 2019
Riggs joined the department last September (after K-9 Endo retired due to age). Riggs is a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois who shows equal promise in sniffing out drugs and bad guys who are trying to flee/hide.
He has an amazing vertical leap too, according to the department.
There's no fence he can't leap right over -- hats off to you Riggs!