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Lane County Sheriff’s Office K9 located a large amount of illegal drugs in a vehicle.
K9 Bear assisted with a traffic stop in the search for illegal drugs. K9 Bear was able to assist in locating a kilo of pure fentanyl and approximately 50,000 fentanyl pills that were located in a hidden compartment of the vehicle. The occupants of the vehicle have been referred for prosecution. This investigation is ongoing and additional details are not available at this time.
K9 Bear is a recent addition to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and specializes in locating illegal drugs.