TERRELL, Texas — A traffic stop and subsequent K-9 search led to a narcotics-related arrest in Terrell on Saturday.
TERRELL, Texas — A traffic stop and subsequent K-9 search led to a narcotics-related arrest in Terrell on Saturday.
At approximately 11:14 p.m., Terrell Police Department K-9 Bolt and his handler were patrolling in the area of 1700 South State Highway 34 when they initiated a traffic stop on a silver Kia Rio.
Due to indicators or possible narcotics inside the vehicle, and the operators denied consent to search, K-9 Bolt was deployed to conduct an open-air search of the perimeter of the vehicle, according to Terrell Police Department Captain A.D. Sansom. Bolt alerted on two specific areas of the vehicle.
"With this new probable cause, a lawful search was then conducted and narcotics were located," stated Sansom.
A 325 mg pill of Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone Bitartrate, a schedule 2 controlled substance, was located in the vehicle inside a Walmart pharmacy bag as well as an orange bottle containing Tramadol Hydrochloride and Promethazine Hydrochloride, according to Sansom. No other contraband was located in the vehicle during the search.
41-year-old Ronnie Brown of Terrell, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested for the possession of the narcotics discovered during the search. A search incident to arrest revealed contraband and methamphetamine in his shoes and socks, stated Sansom.
The Promethazine was weighed at 1.6 grams, the Hydrocodone was weighed at .5 grams, and the methamphetamine weighed seven grams.
Brown was charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in penalty group 1 greater than or equal to four grams and less than 200 grams and is being held on a $250,000 bond. Additionally, according to county records, Brown was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 3 less than 28 grams with bonds of $50,000 on each charge and possession of a dangerous drug with a $50,000 bond.