Tulare County sheriff’s deputy and K9 partner seize 20 pounds of meth during traffic stop

Published on June 8, 2020

Twenty pounds of drugs were taken off Tulare County’s streets after a sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop near Tulare.

On Thursday, Tulare County deputy Javier Montoya and his K9 partner, Tex, made a traffic stop while patrolling on Highway 99, just south of Cartmill Avenue in Tulare.

The deputy said he made the stop because of a “traffic violation.” With help from Tex, Montoya and his partner discovered 20 pounds of methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Read More