Quintero-Bernal

Before the Court is Defendant Yonel Quintero-Bernal's motion to suppress evidence found in his vehicle during a traffic stop, and later, his apartment. (ECF No. 25.) The instant motion was filed on October 19, 2017, and the government filed a response in opposition on November 2, 2017 (ECF No. 27). The Court held an evidentiary hearing on the suppression motion on November 9. 1 (ECF No. 28.) Based on the evidence presented by the parties, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the motion to suppress.

*1086 I. Evidence

a. Testimony of Officer Walker

During the evidentiary hearing, Officer Jordan Walker offered the following relevant testimony. On April 27, 2017, Walker and his police dog were working as a part of a special border crime detail known as Operation Stone Garden. (Evidentiary Hr'g Tr. at 6.) At some point that day, Detective Juns, a federal narcotics detective involved in a regional narcotics task force, called Walker on Walker's cell phone and "told [Walker] he believed the driver of [Defendant's] vehicle was involved in narcotics activity and was potentially transporting an illegal substance to El Cajon." ( Id. at 6, 14-15.) Juns instructed Walker to…