Dog leads to drug and gun bust in Fresno, deputies say

Friday, October 14, 2022
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A dog led to a drug bust, but it wasn't a police K-9.

Fresno County Sheriff's deputies pulled over 58-year-old David Mitchell near Hughes and McKinley Avenues in Fresno.
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They initially stopped him because his dog was unsecured on the back of his motorcycle.

Deputies then discovered nearly eight ounces of methamphetamine and $3,000.
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During a later probation search of Mitchell's home, they also found a loaded handgun, seven pounds of meth and a pound of Psilocybin mushrooms.

Mitchell was arrested and the dog was taken by Fresno Animal Humane services.
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