(La Porte, IN) - A recent traffic stop by La Porte Police turned into a drug bust with help from a K-9 dog.

Jemeal Birdsong, 37, of La Porte has been charged with having five grams of methamphetamine and 57 grams of synthetic marijuana in his possession.

On November 15th, an officer clocked Birdsong traveling 50 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone on the U.S. 35 overpass, soon discovered to be driving with a suspended license.

During a traffic stop, police said, Birdsong was found with the drugs after a K-9 dog alerted the officer to the presence of narcotics.

Birdsong was then reportedly allowed to make a phone call, and overheard informing a woman that “he was going away for violating his probation.”

Court records show Birdsong has past convictions for crimes such as Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated.