Police: K-9 assists in traffic stop drug bust

FLOYD COUNTY, KY.- It happened on Warco Cemetery road in Martin when Kentucky State Police stopped a 1994 blue Ford Ranger pickup truck for having expired tags. Troopers say they immediately smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. That’s when they called for the assistance of the Prestonsburg K-9 unit. Once the K-9 indicated drugs were in the vehicle officers found a mason jar of marijuana, several neurontin and hydrocodone pills and over $1,000 in cash. The driver of the pickup, 29-year old Kendall Hackworth was arrested and taken to the Floyd County Detention Center.