(LaPorte, IN) - A lot of drugs and guns pass through on Interstate 94 and the Indiana Toll Road.

That’s a major reason for LaPorte County being part of what’s called

the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program.

La Porte County joined Lake and Porter counties in this part of the state a few years ago.

Sheriff John Boyd says federal and state resources are provided to help stem

the flow of drugs and guns to members of the law enforcement initiative.

Last week, a sheriff’s duty being paid by the HIDTA group seized more than 50 large bags

 of marijuana during a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road east of Rolling Prairie.