YAVAPAI COUNTY - A Southern California man was arrested in Yavapai county with more than $100,000 in cash and drugs in his car.
It happened Monday on I17 south near Highway 260. A Deputy pulled 63-year-old Karl Harz over for allegedly speeding and a lane change violation.
The Deputy noticed it appeared Harz was under the influence of a stimulant and wasn't straightforward about his travel plans.
Due to suspicions Harz might be transporting contraband, deputies requested permission to search the vehicle and Harz declined. As a result, deputies deployed a YCSO certified narcotics detection K9 for an exterior sniff of the Taurus.
The K9 displayed an odor alert on the vehicle indicating the likelihood of narcotics inside. During a check of the vehicle interior, deputies found a stack of U.S. Currency, approximately $9000, by the front seat and a small quantity of methamphetamine in a cup holder.
When the trunk was examined, deputies located several stacks of U.S. Currency in a duffle bag and additional currency stacks hidden inside liquor bottle bags. The total exceeded $104,000.
Based on additional information developed at the scene, deputies determined the money was connected to drug transactions and the cash was seized. The K9 alerted to the currency during a controlled blind sniff test conducted as part of follow-up during evidence processing.
Harz was booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center on charges including Money Laundering, Possess Dangerous Drugs and DUI-Drugs. He remains in-custody on a $250,000 bond.
The K9 team has been very busy in recent weeks with drug associated cash seizures including $52,000 on February 5 and $10,000 on January 31, 2014
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