A police K-9 helped lead officers to roughly 1,000 pounds of cocaine concealed inside a big rig following a traffic stop on the 15 Freeway in Barstow over the weekend, authorities said.

The driver, an Arizona man, was arrested during the bust, which took place about 12:15 a.m. Saturday along the northbound side of the freeway near Lenwood Road, according to the Barstow Police Department.

Officers initially stopped the truck for a traffic violation, the agency said in a written statement.

“A Barstow Police officer deployed his K-9 around the tractor-trailer, which alerted to the trailer, indicating the presence of narcotics,” the statement said.

The driver consented to a search of the truck, during which officers found 453 kilograms, or 999 pounds, of cocaine, “wrapped in packaging and

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