GREENCASTLE — An Indiana State Police trooper discovered about $1 million worth of cocaine after stopping a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70.
The tractor-trailer was en route from Phoenix, Arizona to Indianapolis, according to ISP.
When the trooper pulled the driver over for a routine compliance inspection, he received consent to perform a search. The search wielded approximately forty-four pounds of suspected cocaine inside the vehicle with a street value of roughly $1 million.
Both suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Putnam County Jail.
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