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El Dorado County Sheriff's K9 Finds 12g Of Heroin In Traffic Stop

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — El Dorado County K9 Toby helped take drugs off the streets during a traffic stop with his handler, Deputy Fontana.

According to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Fontana noticed a vehicle with a broken license plate and decided to conduct a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, Fontana recognized the driver as someone who was arrested for heroin possession a few weeks prior.

During a walk around the vehicle, K9 Toby helped identify 12 grams of heroin that had been separated out for sales and a scale.

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