COLUMBUS — Polk County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Rento recently assisted officers in getting a large amount of marijuana off the streets.

Rento was called in to a vehicle stop on Tuesday in Columbus, and hit on the vehicle, where officers found several pounds of marijuana.

Devin Lamar Newman, 28, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, according to sheriff reports.

Capt. Lowell Griffin said deputies assigned to the Polk Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team observed a vehicle traveling in the Columbus area operating in an erratic manner.

“The vehicle was then stopped and the deputies quickly became suspicious of the driver and his intentions,” Griffin said. “A K-9, ‘Rento,’ who is assigned to PACE, was utilized to conduct a sniff of the vehicle. Rento provided a positive indication on the vehicle, which the deputies then searched for contraband.”

Griffin said deputies found several pounds of marijuana hidden inside the vehicle.

Newman was arrested and charged and is currently free on bond, according to sheriff reports.