MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – K-9 Officer Koa helped take fentanyl and meth off the streets after sniffing out the drugs during a Merced traffic stop.

Police say the drugs were found in two hidden compartments, containing: • 27.7 grams of methamphetamine • 10.2 grams of cocaine • 1.4 grams of powdered fentanyl • 110 fentanyl pills • A large amount of U.S. currency

The driver, identified as 45-year-old Ishmel Brewer of Merced, was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail.

Anyone with any information regarding this crime (case 25-56710) is asked to contact Officer Mendoza at 209-388-7794 or by email at MendozaM@CityofMerced.gov. Anonymous tips can be made by calling 209-385-4725.

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