A traffic stop on Interstate 5 over the weekend resulted in the seizure of 40 pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of the driver, authorities said.

A Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation east of Coalinga on Saturday afternoon. During the interaction with the driver, a sheriff’s K-9 named Willow alerted her handler to the odor of narcotics, according to the sheriff’s office.

A search of the vehicle uncovered the 40 pounds of methamphetamine along with thousands of dollars in cash.

The driver was arrested and booked into jail on charges related to narcotics possession and intent to sell narcotics.

The suspect’s name is being withheld at this time as the investigation remains ongoing.

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The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information regarding illegal drug activity to contact its Narcotics Hotline anonymously at 1-800-660-1086 or by email at drugtip@fresnosheriff.org.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or through www.valleycrimestoppers.org, where tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

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