K-9 officer helps Texas police make one of the largest drug busts in department’s history
On Feb. 23, 2020, Officer Pat Robey and his trusty K9 police dog Stryker of the Lewisville Police Department in Texas were called to search a suspicious tractor trailer and, thanks to Stryker’s keen sense of smell, discovered a hidden cache containing $1.2 million worth of methamphetamines.
After taking the trailer to the LPD on Robey’s suggestion, officers, with Stryker’s help, found a huge stash of meth packaged in powder form inside a hidden compartment. Stryker had struck gold.
The bust was also notable for its sheer size. Once identified and removed from the trailer, the meth added up to 270 kilograms (a little over 595 pounds).
This makes it “one of the largest drug busts in the department’s history… [and] also the largest drug bust in the career of K-9 Stryker,” per the LPD post. The picture the department took of Officer Robey and Stryker shows them next to two large police trucks with an impressive wall of meth bricks stacked on the tailgates, appearing to be several feet high.

While the bust itself was significant news, Stryker’s crucial role helped the post by the suburban police department go viral nationwide. The post has been shared almost 10,000 times, and many commenters encouraged the department to reward the hardworking K9 officer.