LOVE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — What was originally a probable cause search during a traffic stop, due to the smell of narcotics, turned into the recovery of more than $70,000 worth of stolen John Deere mowers.

According to the Love County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday morning, deputies stopped a U-Haul truck. During the time, a K9 was used to perform an "open-air sniff" of the vehicle. The K9, also known as Bobby, found the scent of narcotics in the vehicle, and a probable cause search was performed.

Officials said marijuana was located, but they also discovered more than $70,000 worth of stolen John Deere "zero turn" mowers in the storage area of the U-Haul.

The mowers were found to be stolen from a dealership in Garvin County.

The driver of the truck was arrested, and the passenger, a

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