PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. – A traffic stop of a big rig on Interstate 70 in Indiana yielded a major drug seizure on Sunday.
According to a news release, the Indiana State Police (ISP), a Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on a commercial motor vehicle traveling eastbound on I‑70 in Putnam for a commercial motor vehicle inspection on Sunday.
The driver, identified as Harpreet Singh of Greenwood Indiana, stated he was transporting an empty trailer from Memphis, Tennessee to Indianapolis, Indiana.
During the stop, ISP said its trooper observed that the driver was “operating below industry standards and the vehicle was impounded.”
During the enforcement, the trooper located several duffel bags containing 277 pounds (126 kilograms) of cocaine.
ISP said the estimated street value of the seized narcotics is approximately $3.8 million.
Singh was taken into custody and transported to the Putnam County Jail.
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