County K-9 Unit Finds $8 Million in Liquid Meth

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Thursday 9-29-17 at approximately 1:55 pm Sgt. Randy Thumann and his canine partner Lobos conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Engle. 

"After meeting with the driver and passenger of the vehicle, Thumann observed many criminal indicators of narcotics trafficking," the Sheriff's report said. "Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle." 

After searching the vehicle approximately 20 pounds of liquid meth was located in the rear air conditioning box of the Ford Expedition. Liquid meth makes four times the amount when converted from the liquid into the crystal form, which makes the street value approximately $8,000,000.00 million dollars. The driver, Alonso Cuellar, 28, of Laredo was arrested and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center where he was charged with felony drug possession.