The Washington County Area Task Force found $339,000 in hidden compartments of a vehicle recently, and are now investigating a possible drug case.
Highway Patrol were conducting a traffic stop on I-15 when their police dog indicated that it smelled what was most likely drugs. Given permission to search the vehicle, Task Force officers took the car to a local mechanic, but nothing was found.
The Task Force then took the vehicle to a second garage, where the mechanic dismantled a secret compartment containing 11 separate packages adding up to $339,000. The search in total took up almost an entire day.
Because the duration of the search, the driver was allowed to continue home.
A hearing will be scheduled following the investigation.
