ISP finds over 120 kilograms of cocaine in Porter County semitruck
Indiana State Police PORTER COUNTY, Ind. -- Earlier this week, the Indiana State Police seized 123.9 kilograms of cocaine from the back of a semitruck at a weigh station on I-94 in Porter County.
According to authorities, at around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, the ISP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division stopped a semi at the I-94 eastbound scales for a motor carrier violation.
"The scales are located approximately two miles east of S.R. 49 in Porter County. During the traffic stop, a State Police K9 did a free air sniff of the semi and alerted to the vehicle," ISP Sgt. Glen Fifield. "A subsequent search of the trailer revealed 123.9 kilos of a white powder."
ISP Troopers field tested the powder, and results came back positive for cocaine.
The driver of the semi, 49-year-old Naseeb Chisty, of Canada, was taken into custody without incident and later incarcerated at the Porter County Jail.
He is charged with felony Dealing Cocaine and felony Possession of Cocaine.