Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew (left), drug dog Striker and Sheriff’s Department Deputy Ricky Wade, who works with the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force, look over the nearly $15,000 that Wade and Striker recently seized from a 72-year-old Antioch woman on Interstate 40 near Camden. The money is believed to be drug proceeds. —Staff photo by Dave Phillips
By DAVE PHILLIPS, P-I Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:46 AM CDT
The combination of Henry County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Ricky Wade of the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force and drug dog Striker continues to be a great one.

On Wednesday, Wade stopped Carmina Perez, 72, of Antioch, on Interstate 40 just west of Camden. Wade said he pulled Perez’s vehicle over around 6:52 a.m.

Striker alerted Wade to a black bag which contained $14,869 in probable drug proceeds. After a four-hour investigation, Wade determined the money was “dirtyâ€