K-9 Otis finds about 440 pounds of cocaine in SUV during Alhambra traffic stop

Right · 2Police in Alhambra, California, said a police dog named Otis alerted officers to roughly 200 kilos, or about 440 pounds, of cocaine in an SUV during a traffic stop. 1 2 Right · 2The stop took place along Valley Boulevard near the 710 Freeway; authorities did not say what prompted it. 1 2 Right · 1Officers noticed the driver had an unusual amount of cargo, and police joked in a social media post that he was carrying "more cardboard boxes than Amazon on Prime Day". 1

Right · 2According to police, the driver first said he was heading home to Huntington Park from his cousin's house and that the boxes were not his, then said he was taking diesel parts to a shop owned by a friend. 1 2 Right · 2Otis and his handler were called to the scene, and the dog alerted to the vehicle, prompting a search in which officers found the SUV packed with the cocaine. 1 2 Right · 2Police identified the driver as Julio Rangel of Huntington Park, who was arrested and booked into the Alhambra Police Department jail; Breitbart noted that authorities did not release the exact day of the arrest. 1 2

Right · 2The department praised Otis with the line "A round of a-paws for our good boy", and the post drew admiring reaction on social media. 1 2