Minnesota State Patrol K-9 passes away due to illness

The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) reported that its 10-year-old K-9 Jery passed away this week due to illness.

According to an MSP Twitter post, Jery was assigned to Trooper Jacob Bredsten in the Duluth district.

Throughout his career, Jery was deployed 347 times resulting in the following seizures:

• $49,700 in illegal drug proceeds
• 248 lbs. marijuana
• 64 lbs. meth
• 7 lbs. cocaine
• 2 lbs. heroin
• 217 g. psilocybin