Here's what Merced CHP K-9 Bruce found in a Mini Cooper on the freeway

A Merced County K-9 officer found 13 pounds of heroin and 9 pounds of cocaine being transported on Interstate 5, the California Highway Patrol reported on Friday.

Officers stopped a Mini Cooper Countryman about 3:45 p.m. Thursday on I-5 south of Nees Avenue, CHP said. Officers called in the K-9, Bruce, to sniff the car from the outside.

During the search, Bruce located a hidden compartment containing 13 pounds of heroin and 9 pounds of cocaine, officers said.

The driver, Carlos Soto, 31, and passenger Jorge Verduzco, 27, both of Los Angeles, were arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail, CHP said.

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 4:31 PM with the headline "Here's what Merced CHP K-9 Bruce found in a Mini Cooper on the freeway."