K9 sniffs out 3.5 pounds of drugs

K9 Officer Iro sniffed out this stash of drugs and drug paraphernalia Sunday.
K9 Officer Iro sniffed out this stash of drugs and drug paraphernalia Sunday.

Sunday might have been National Dog Day, but the Callaway County Sheriff Office's K9 Officer Iro didn't get the day off.

Instead, the certified canine aided officers in making a drug arrest. He and his handler assisted in a Missouri Highway Patrol investigation that led to a seizure of what the sheriff's office described as a "stash of drugs": 3.5 pounds of marijuana, 38 grams of THC oil, 29 grams of THC wax and drug paraphernalia.

Troopers pulled over the suspect, Darin M. Hendrickson, of Bradenton, Florida, on I-70 east of Kingdom City. After Iro alerted on the vehicle and troopers discovered the drugs, the 33-year-old was arrested, according to an MSHP arrest report.

Hendrickson faces charges of delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Callaway County Jail.