Arkansas Man Hid Heroin Inside Fire Extinguisher: Police

NASHVILLE, TN -- A Metro K-9 officer helped his human colleagues find heroin in a most unusual place Wednesday.

A Metro Police narcotics officer pulled over a car in which Roberto Hernandez, 25, was a passenger. During the investigation, Boston, a K-9 officer, indicated drugs were in the car's trunk. The driver of the car allowed the detective to search the trunk, in which he allegedly discovered a fire extinguisher which appeared to have cut marks on it, according to an affidavit.

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Stuffed inside: more than 17 pounds of heroin. Hernandez reportedly told the detective he'd been given the fire extinguisher by a person on the street who told him he'd give him a job if he transported the fire extinguisher.

Hernandez is charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute.

Photos via Metro Nashville Police