(La Porte, IN) -  A carload of controlled substance was confiscated in La Porte County.  On Monday, a Sheriff’s deputy working a special highway patrol pulled over a vehicle on the Indiana Tollway near the US 35 overpass.  With the help of K9 Bosco, something illegal was sniffed out.

Officers uncovered over 300 pounds of THC-infused candy. THC is the main active ingredient in marijuana and is illegal in Indiana. 

The driver, 35-year-old Angelo Padilla of New Jersey, was charged with a Level 2 Felony of Dealing in a Controlled Substance.  Padilla was being held on a $15,000 cash bond and had his initial hearing yesterday.