(La Porte County, IN) - A traffic stop near Michigan City resulted in the arrests of three people and seizure of heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and marijuana.

According to La Porte County Police, a mini-van was pulled over on March 4 for having a license plate registered to another vehicle.

A patrol officer made the discovery on U.S. 421 near 300 North.

According to police, a K-9 dog helped in discovering the drugs inside the vehicle along with hypodermic needle.  The hypodermic needle was found on a snow bank after the individuals were ordered from the vehicle.

Jena Arnett and Kathleen Norris were charged with possessing the drugs while Harold Norris, who has prior drug related convictions, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.

Police said the drugs recovered from the vehicle were in not in large quantities.

All of the suspects are from La Porte.