Mother with 4 kids stopped with $237,000 cash in Rosenberg

K-9 Rik with $237,576 in cash that was intercepted during a traffic stop in Rosenberg on Sept. 21, 2017.

PHOTOS: Biggest drug busts on the Texas-Mexico border K-9 Rik with $237,576 in cash that was intercepted during a traffic stop in Rosenberg on Sept. 21, 2017.

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A K-9 unit intercepted $237,576 in cash during a traffic stop on U.S. 59 on Thursday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office reports.

A mother from Mission, Texas, and four children were in the SUV at the time of the stop. All five people were released at the scene, but an investigation is pending. The mother could be charged with money laundering, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

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The vehicle, heading south through Rosenberg, was stopped for a traffic violation by a member of the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force's interdiction team.

The money was discovered during a roadside investigation, the sheriff's office said.

The task force is comprised of local agencies and is a Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Initiative.