Drug Sniffing Dog Helps Find 5 Pounds Of Cocaine In Ohio

HUDSON, OH — About 5 pounds of cocaine, worth approximately $91,000, was seized during a traffic stop in Hudson on Saturday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced. A drug sniffing dog helped find the contraband.

The Patrol said it stopped a Chevrolet Equinox at about noon on the Ohio Turnpike. The SUV was reportedly drifting out of its marked lanes.

Troopers said there were signs of criminal activity in the vehicle and a drug-sniffing dog caught the scent of something in the Equinox. The Highway Patrol had enough information to perform a probable cause search, which is how they found the cocaine.

Two men were inside the car, Thomas Flowers, 24, of Yorkville, and Daniel Divjak, 40, of Martins Ferry. Both have been charged with possession and trafficking in cocaine, first-degree felonies. Both men are being kept at Summit County Jail.

If convicted, both men could face 22 years in prison and a $40,000 fine.

In 2017, the Ohio State Highway Patrol found 262 pounds of cocaine on Ohio highways. So far there have been 592 drug busts made in Summit County in 2018.

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