Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling north on I-25 yesterday. During the traffic stop, officers received consent to search the vehicle. K9 Jefe was then deployed to search the vehicle and alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle.  A complete search of the vehicle was then conducted resulting in 26 lbs of cocaine being seized. 

The driver, Edgar Arana, was taken into custody and transported to the Las Animas County Detention Center where he was placed on the charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, a class 1 drug felony; special offender - importation, a class 1 drug felony; and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a class 4 drug felony.