$600,000 in Cocaine Found

Last Friday the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Lobos, stopped a Buick Park Avenue on Interstate 10 and found five bundles of cocaine taped to the interior of the rear quarter panels. A total of six kilos of cocaine was removed with an approximate street value of $600,000. Assisting Sgt. Thumann with the vehicle stop was the Fayette County Interdiction Investigator David Smith.  Juan Manuel Gutierrez Becerra, 54, and Jose Montemayor Gutierrez, 74, both from Mexico were arrested.