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Law enforcement cooperation helps keep drugs off street

Law enforcement cooperation helps keep drugs off street
Fayette County Deputy Josh Jones, left, Schulenburg PD Officer Byron Powe, and K-9 partner Semper, worked alongside each other to bring drugs off the street. Still illegal, these substances are a trickle in the bucket that criminals transport across Texas. Psilocybin mushrooms, a Schedule I substance, cause hallucinations and an inability to discern fantasy from reality and a potential psychotic-like episode. Courtesy photo

LA GRANGE — Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on April 1, at approximately 10:54 p.m., Deputy Josh Jones initiated a traffic stop on a passenger car on State Highway 71 west of La Grange, for speeding over 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

Contact was made with the driver, and several criminal indicators were present during the interaction. When asked, the driver denied consent to search the vehicle. Schulenburg Police Officer Byron Powe and his K9 partner, Semper, were called. Semper positively alerted to the odor/ presence of narcotics located inside the vehicle.

A subsequent search was conducted and Jones located and recovered approximately 18.42 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms; four packages of vape pens, each containing 2 grams of THC oil; 1.553 ounces of marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, and other drug paraphernalia.

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