ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA — A produce hauler entering Florida was flagged at an agricultural inspection station on August 28 and found to be carrying 25 grams of suspected fentanyl in his cab, worth approximately $5,000 on the street, after a K9 named Mojo alerted to the presence of narcotics during a free air sniff around the vehicle.
Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement Officer Sonia Soroka directed the tractor-trailer to Station 19 for a closer look as it entered the state. K9 Officer Austin Thomas then deployed Mojo, who quickly alerted to the cab. Officers found a clear bag packed with individually wrapped powder and pressed pills bearing no markings and showing no signs of coming from a legitimate source. Field tests confirmed the substance was suspected fentanyl.
The driver, Joginder Singh, 30, of Bellerose, New York, was arrested on felony drug trafficking charges and booked into the Escambia County Jail. His tractor-trailer was loaded with produce at the time of the stop.
“This bust is a direct result of solid teamwork. Officer Soroka’s sharp instincts, K9 Officer Thomas’s expertise, and good boy K9 Mojo all came together to keep dangerous drugs off our streets,” OALE said.
OALE operates 23 agricultural inspection stations on 19 major roadways at Florida’s entry and exit points.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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