Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Sheriff’s OfficeK-9 Zolton’s sharp senses alerted deputies to 11.5 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on I-40.
Photo courtesy of the Navajo County Sheriff’s OfficeK-9 Zolton’s sharp senses alerted deputies to 11.5 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on I-40.

On June 6, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at Milepost 276 in Joseph City. During the traffic stop, K-9 Zolton was deployed to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle, where he indicated a positive alert and a search of the vehicle revealed 11.5 pounds of cocaine powder. In addition, the driver admitted to having personal use of cocaine in his pocket. Raul Alberto Huerta, 40, and Paola Stephan Yanez-Juvera, 25, both of Tucson, were both arrested for transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of a narcotic drug. Both Yanez-Juvera and Huerta were booked into Navajo County Jail and they are each being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond.