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Langley woman arrested in California with $2 million worth of heroin

A Modesto Police dog allegedly found the 38 kilos of drugs during a traffic stop.
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Langley resident Kathleen Landry was allegedly busted with $2 million worth of heroin during a traffic stop in Modesto

A 63-year-old Langley woman was arrested in Modesto, Cali. allegedly carrying $2 million worth of heroin in her vehicle.

Kathleen Landry is behind bars, arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sales and transportation of a controlled substance.

According to the Modesto Police Department, a patrol officer and his canine partner assisted in the recovery of the large amount of heroin during a traffic stop on Highway 99 on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers stopped a Nissan Titan travelling north on Highway 99 for a traffic violation. During the stop, K-9 Cash was deployed and alerted his handler to possible drugs in the vehicle.

Patrol officers, with the assistance of the Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team (MNET), obtained a search warrant for the truck. During the search, officers recovered 38 kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of over $2 million, said Modesto Police.

The driver, said to be Landry, was taken to jail.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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