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Drug Dealer on Wheels Uncovered

(La Porte, IN) - La Porte Police arrested an individual suspected of dealing heroin and methamphetamine in a traffic stop.

 

Kayla Shaffer, 29, was charged in La Porte Circuit Court after she was allegedly caught with the drugs on Sunday. Per authorities, she was a passenger in a Jaguar sedan that was stopped due to not having working license plate lights. With help from a K-9 dog, Shaffer was found with 5.3 grams of methamphetamine and 3.9 grams of heroin in her bra.

 

A notebook used as a ledger, with names and dollar amounts, along with $548 in cash was reportedly recovered from her pink backpack.

 

The La Porte woman could face anywhere from a 2 to 12-year sentence on each of the two Level 4 felony Drug-Dealing counts. She is currently being held in the La Porte County Jail on $25,000 bond.

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