WHP K-9 Assist Law Enforcement in Finding Fentanyl

A Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) K-9 Handler was called to assist Special Agents with the
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Thursday evening near Evanston, Wyoming. The
Special Agents had contacted an individual at a gas station and became suspicious of
criminal activity.

The WHP Trooper arrived and deployed his K-9 partner. The handler observed a positive,
trained final response to the odor of drugs inside the vehicle. A vehicle search resulted in the
trooper seizing 1,349 M30 fentanyl pills, 3.89 pounds of methamphetamine, and a pistol.
The arrested subject was a convicted felon and was not allowed to have firearms. Agents
believe these drugs were destined for communities within Wyoming.

This case marks the first significant fentanyl seizure since the WHP K-9 teams were trained
and certified on fentanyl two weeks ago.