Saturday, January 11, 2014

LPD K-9 Rocky assists OSP with I-75 drug seizure

K-9 Rocky alerts to a large amount of prescription medication and heroin on I-75.


On January 11, 2014 a Sergeant with the Ohio State Highway Patrol stopped a rented 2014 Nissan Altima for a speed violation on Interstate 75 just south of S.R. 309.  The driver, LaKeith Lewis, age 44 of Oak Park MI. was found to be a known drug violator, and criminal indicators were detected by the OSHP Sergeant. He requested a narcotics certified K-9 for assistance. 

Officer Randy Tigner and his K-9 partner, Rocky arrived to assist with the traffic stop.  K-9 Rocky alerted on the vehicle, which resulted in a search.  Upon searching the vehicle, Officers located a backpack in the trunk which contained 8 bottles of liquid codeine (51 fluid ounces), 4654 hydrocodone pills, 300 oxycotin pills, and 446 alprozolem (Xanax) pills.  The driver was also found to have a rock of heroin on his person.  The seized drugs have an approximate street value of $48,632.00. 

Congratulations on this great find Rocky!








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