Deputies praise K9 Coral for nabbing suspected cocaine dealer

Published on January 6, 2021

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies were praising K9 Coral on Tuesday. The canine deputy joined the department about three months ago and on Monday she caught yet another suspected cocaine dealer.

Lazaro Rodriguez, 43, was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer, on U.S. 1 near 63rd Street when Sgt. Joel Slough stopped him just before 9:10 a.m. on Monday in Marathon, deputies said. Slough’s request for Coral’s assistance paid off.

The Labrador Retriever sniffed out cocaine and cash inside the Ford Explorer. Read More