A Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly uncovered approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in dog biscuit boxes during a routine traffic stop, thanks to his K9 partner. The incident occurred in Petaluma, California.
Meth found in dog biscuit boxes
On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 13, the deputy pulled over a vehicle for a routine check and discovered that the driver — identified as 41-year-old Angelina Gutierrez — had a misdemeanor warrant of arrest from Mendocino County.
Moreover, the deputy learned that Gutierrez had a meth pipe in her car, as reported by FOX KTVU News. Immediately, the officer brought in his K9 partner to sniff out contraband in the suspect’s car. Moments later, the K-9 alerted his handler to meth packages cleverly stashed in dog biscuit boxes.
Furthermore, a thorough search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a cat litter box containing additional meth packages. In total, the deputy seized 10 one-pound packages of the controlled substance.
Gutierrez was arrested on felony charges of transportation of a controlled substance in addition to her pending arrest warrant. She was booked into Sonoma County jail following her arrest.
Two days after Gutierrez’s arrest, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook to share a post on the incident. Part of the detailed post read: “The deputy and his K9 partner conducted a sniff of the vehicle for narcotics and…found the dog treat boxes contained packages of methamphetamine. The deputy also located additional packages of methamphetamine inside of a cat litter box.”
A section of social media users flooded the comment section to applaud the police dog for his efforts.
One comment read: “Great Teamwork! These K9S are amazing. We need all of our officers so please don’t give up on catching the bad guys!”
A second user wrote: “A HUGE thank you to the awesome K9 unit for finding the drugs and getting it out of circulation. That’s a great job well done!”
Another simply shared: “Congratulations K9, job well done!”
