K-9 officer alerts to 2.2 pounds of fentanyl after Butler County traffic stop

(Photo from Hamilton Journal News) Daron Rhoads and his K-9 partner Kaiser found 2.2 pounds of fentanyl the Hamilton Journal News reported.

(Photo from Hamilton Journal News) Daron Rhoads and his K-9 partner Kaiser found 2.2 pounds of fentanyl the Hamilton Journal News reported.

Two women from New Jersey were charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, first degree felonies, after drugs were reportedly found in their vehicle by a K-9 officer during a traffic stop, according to our news partner the Hamilton Journal News.

Pedrina Hicano-Concepcion, 27, and Pedrina Hiciano-Garcia, 24, both of Patterson, N.J., were charged last weekend, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Deputy Daron Rhoads and his K-9 partner Kaiser were working in the area of state Route 4 near Lesourdsville West Chester Road when they saw a vehicle make several traffic violations, the Hamilton Journal News reported.

When Rhoads stopped the vehicle, Kaiser walked around the vehicle and alerted Rhoads to the presence of narcotics. The vehicle was searched and 2.2 pounds of fentanyl were reportedly found in the back seat of the vehicle, Hamilton Journal News reported.

The drugs were concealed underneath a pile of clothes wrapped in cellophane, grease and drier sheets, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office reported.

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