Douglas County Deputies recover $136k inside vehicle
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Deputies from Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) located $136,000 in cash concealed inside a vehicle during a traffic stop.
DCSO says deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling a high speed on I-25 southbound near Greenland. Deputies say the driver of the vehicle was behaving erratically and deputies believed they were under the influence of narcotics.
K9 performed an open-air sniff around the vehicle and alerted the deputies of the presence of possible narcotics, says DCSO.
According to Deputies, the driver failed a sobriety test shortly after.
During a search of the vehicle, deputies found $138,000 in cash concealed inside the vehicle, which K9 alerted to, suggesting the money had been in close contact with narcotics, says DCSO.
DCSO confirms that federal authorities have taken over the investigation due to the large amount of money.
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