On April 01, 2008 Deputy Dan Daniel Pineau and his Partner K-9 Derek were on patrol working drug interdiction on US-95 in the township of Beatty, Nevada County of Nye.

Deputy Pineau conducted a traffic stop on US-95 mile marker 60 and first street on a 2005 ford F150 pick-up for traveling above the posted speed limit and for not stopping at a stop sign.

Deputy Pineau approached the vehicle and could smell a strong odor of a masking agent emitting from the vehicle and also noticed several indicators of criminal activity, at which time he received both verbal and written consent to search the vehicle after he gave the driver a verbal warning.

Deputy Pineau's K-9 "Derek" alerted on the vehicle.
Deputy Pineau located a hidden compartment inside the vehicle above the transmission. The vehicle was then taken to the Nye County Sheriff's Office where a more thorough search of the vehicle was conducted. Deputy Pineau then located two more compartments inside the driver's side and passenger's side front fenders. All three compartments contained US currency totaling $750,111 .000 dollars in cash.

The money was seized and is pending forfeiture to the Nye County Sheriff's Office.

The driver of the vehicle stated that she was unaware that the US currency was inside the vehicle and claimed no ownership.

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