A traffic stop in Indiana that yielded nearly 400 pounds of cocaine led to the arrest of a California man on Monday morning.Indiana State Police said it happened when a commercial motor vehicle traveling eastbound on I‑70 was stopped near Cloverdale.Police said the officer involved noticed the driver, 27-year-old Harmandeep Singh of Bakersfield, California, was not operating at industry standards.After getting consent to search the trailer and the tractor, approximately 392 pounds of cocaine was found inside duffle bags and cardboard boxes.The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is approximately $9 million, according to Indiana State Police.Singh was taken into custody at the scene and taken to the Putnam County Jail. He was given a $30,000 bond.Singh was charged with dealing a narcotic drug and possession of a narcotic drug, two felonies.
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. —
A traffic stop in Indiana that yielded nearly 400 pounds of cocaine led to the arrest of a California man on Monday morning.
Indiana State Police said it happened when a commercial motor vehicle traveling eastbound on I‑70 was stopped near Cloverdale.
Police said the officer involved noticed the driver, 27-year-old Harmandeep Singh of Bakersfield, California, was not operating at industry standards.
After getting consent to search the trailer and the tractor, approximately 392 pounds of cocaine was found inside duffle bags and cardboard boxes.
The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is approximately $9 million, according to Indiana State Police.
Singh was taken into custody at the scene and taken to the Putnam County Jail. He was given a $30,000 bond.
Singh was charged with dealing a narcotic drug and possession of a narcotic drug, two felonies.
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