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Fentanyl drug bust in Prescott leads to 2 arrests thanks to police K9, Kato

By Tom Kuebel

Updated July 10, 2024 9:42pm MST

Drug Busts

FOX 10 Phoenix

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Kato the police K9 alongside the evidence he uncovered during a traffic stop. (Prescott Valley Police Department photo)

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Two people were arrested and nearly 20,000 fentanyl pills were taken off the streets in Prescott, thanks in part to a police K9 named Kato.

According to a release, officers led Kato for a sniff around a vehicle during a traffic stop when the K9 detected the presence of narcotics.

Kato the K9 helps in Prescott narcotics bust

A police K9 was dispatched to help detect drugs during a traffic stop in Prescott. The amount of fentanyl and meth seized in the bust might surprise you.

A subsequent search of the vehicle found more than 38 pounds of meth and 20,000 fentanyl pills.

The two people arrested were identified as 33-year-old Erik Zamora-Bernal and 18-year-old Eduardo Ramierez, both from Phoenix.

They were each charged with several felonies for narcotics-related crimes.