Laporte County Drug Bust

Officers stand beside $16,000 in marijuana seized following a routine traffic stop. (WXIN-TV FOX59 / December 10, 2009)

LAPORTE COUNTY, IN - Indiana State Police stopped a mini-van Wednesday afternoon in Laporte County. After talking to the driver, the trooper called for a K-9 officer.

The dog alerted police to drugs in the van and officers recovered about $16,000 worth of pot.

The driver is now in the Laporte County jail.