Four Winds results (2) !!!!

Tonnie Just seeing how things are going for you and all your help. The dope is slow but I need to let you know about Luctor and tracking. On 12-27-04 I got called out by Gilmer Police Dept. in Upser county at 4:30 in the morning to track four subjects that had done four burglery's. The subjects had fleed from a vehicle and ran on foot. Luctor tracked the first two about 250 yards south from the vehicle and found them hideing in the brush both where arrested. The third subject Luctor tracked for about 300 yards west of the vehicle where he was arrested. The fourth subject was found walking about one mile from the vehicle and was arrested. So Luctor gets three out of four that's a graet job. (No bites)

Tonnie and Linda Just to let you know things is going great for me and Luctor on 12-02-04 Luctor alerted on a vehicle dearing a traffic stop and we found 8 pounds of Marijuana. The next day 12-03-04 Luctor alerted on a bag in a vehicle and we found $5451 inside. It was proofed to be drug money so I seized it. Luctor is working great for me and the Department Thank you for the great dog. I sent some photo's of Luctor and Dax did you get them. Tracy

Tonnie Just to let you know Luctor did it agane on 09-23-04 Luctor alerted on a bag at the Train station and in it was $69,000 cash. He just keeps paying for his self. I LOVE this dog!

K9 Luctor & Tracy Freeman

IN THE BOOKS: Smith County sheriff’s Deputy John Smith and the department’s K-9, Max, show off the record drug seizure the duo scored after a traffic stop in Interstate 20 on Thursday night. (Staff Photo By David Branch) DEPUTY, DOG COLLAR DRUG BUST RECORD By: KENNETH DEAN, Staff Writer 08/26/2005 A pair of Smith County Sheriff's Department officers nabbed another pair of alleged drug smugglers Thursday night in one of the largest drug seizures in East Texas history.Sheriff J.B. Smith said Deputy John Smith and his partner Max, a 4-year-old Dutch shepherd, were patrolling Interstate 20 near the 549 mile marker when the deputy noticed a 1996 Freightliner tractor-trailer commit two traffic violations shortly before midnight.Smith said his deputy smelled a strong odor of raw marijuana when the passenger opened his door so he had Max search the vehicle.Inside the empty trailer, Max located a hidden compartment, which held 2,620 pounds of marijuana and 20 kilos of cocaine. The drugs were confiscated, as were the tractor-trailer and $3,491 in currency."I've never seen this much marijuana at one time in my entire career. This stuff appears to be top-grade drugs," the sheriff said. "This is an outstanding job one more time by my deputy and dog."Smith said the truck's driver, Melton McMorris, 56, and Victor C. Thomas, 38, both of Jackson, Miss., were each arrested on one first-degree felony count of aggravated possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree felony possession of marijuana.Smith said he believed the pair were making their way from the Dallas area to Mississippi, but added that neither man was talking to authorities."We think we hit a home run for Jackson, Miss., because we believe the drugs were headed there for distribution."Smith said the street value on the drugs in East Texas was between $6 million and $7 million, but in Mississippi the value would increase by as much as 20 percent.The longtime sheriff applauded the work of his deputy and praised his dog."We've had numerous dogs, but Max is the best we have ever had," he said. "He really loves this stuff."Smith said he believes that for each seizure law enforcement makes, 90 percent of smugglers escape detection when transporting narcotics."We just don't have the capabilities to catch them all. The drug dealers are playing the odds and they are winning, but we will be out there catching as many as we can," he said. "This bust kept a lot of drugs off the streets and that's good news."Both men remain in the Smith County Jail on bonds totaling $350,000