By Aidan Mortensen | KOAL News

Another day, another drug seizure for K-9 Deputy Dak and the Emery County Sheriff’s Office.

In the morning hours of Thursday, April 10, Deputy Egan Smith was patrolling Green River when he flagged a truck for an expired registration. Performing a traffic stop with Deputy Dak, the K-9 indicated that he had detected something in the trailer being pulled by the truck.

Executing a search on the vehicle and trailer, Deputy Smith was able to locate and seize a total of 1187 pounds of controlled substances. This included marijuana plant material and marijuana plant concentrate.

“I appreciate our guys taking care of the small, every day tasks like a traffic stop for an expired registration. Our deputies make traffic stops like that all the time. Today we were fortunate to conduct a “normal” traffic stop which led to a substantial drug bust,” said  Emery County Sheriff Tyson Huntington to Castle Country Radio.”  We just come to work and want to do our job to keep our people safe.  I am so grateful for our deputies and their dedication to the job and the community. I would like to thank all of them and let them know how honored I am to be a part of this office. Our citizens make it easy to want to serve them.”

This stop and seizure marks the latest in Emery County’s fight against drug trafficking through I-70. Previously, Sheriff Huntington has stated,” It is illegal to traffic illegal controlled substances in the state of Utah and it violates additional laws to traffic firearms while in possession of controlled substances.”

According to Utah state code 58-37-8, possession of controlled substances with the internet to distribute a” Schedule III or IV, or marijuana is guilty of a third-degree felony.” This penalty is enhanced for a second such conviction. A third-degree felony in Utah is punishable with up to five years in prison and a $5000 maximum fine.

Huntington has also spoken highly of his team of deputies,” Our deputies are always willing to put in the work to be successful. They take advantage of all the training they can attend and return home and put it to good use. The continuing support we receive from our citizens is remarkable. We could not do this job without them.”

*This article was updated to include a statement from Emery County Sheriff Tyson Huntington