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Traffic Stop Drug Bust

(La Porte County, IN) - A traffic stop turned into a major drug bust in La Porte County over the weekend.

 

According to La Porte County Police, a vehicle was pulled over Friday night for following a truck too closely on U.S 20 west of State Road 39.  Police said more than 30 grams of heroin and six grams of cocaine and marijuana were recovered.

 

Also seized were two fully loaded guns along with close to two-thousand dollars in cash.

Arrested were three men from South Bend and Gary.  36 year old Gregory Mitchell, 36-year old Anthony Durham, Jr. and 26 year old Joellic Herron were being held in the La Porte County Jail on $50,000 bond.

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