K9 KENNY DETECTS TRAFFICKING AMOUNT OF FENTANYL DURING TRAFFIC STOP; ONE ARRESTED
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs woman after Walton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Kenny detects a trafficking amount of fentanyl.
On Tuesday, February 4th, just before 3 p.m., a Walton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy observed a vehicle on U.S. 331 S with a badly cracked windshield following very closely to the car in front of it and abruptly changing lanes.
When the deputy stopped the vehicle and approached the driver, who was later identified as Victoria Michelle Campbell, 41, of DeFuniak Springs, she seemed extremely nervous and was visibly shaking.
The deputy deployed K-9 Kenny during the stop who gave a positive indication to the driver’s side door for an odor of narcotics.
Campbell was removed from the vehicle and detained. During a search of the car, a pill bottle with three pills was located. Campbell told deputies she had a prescription, but the labeling on the bottle was inconsistent with her story. When the deputy attempted to show her the pills so she could explain the mismatch, Campbell grabbed the lid with the three pills and swallowed them.
While being placed under arrest for tampering with evidence, a female DeFuniak Springs Police Sergeant was asked to assist with searching Campbell for additional narcotics.
Two additional bags of pills were located in Campbell’s pants. One of the bags weighed 4.5 grams and the second weighed 16.9 grams and field tested positive for fentanyl.
Campbell was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and trafficking in fentanyl 14 grams or more. She was given a $50,000 bond and was released on February 5th.