(La Porte County, IN) - Another good sized drug bust has occurred on a major highway locally.

 

Joseph Meahl, 20, was a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation by Indiana State Police last week on Interstate 94 near U.S 421 at Michigan City.

 

He allegedly had a grocery bag containing a large amount of cocaine.

 

Police said what appeared to be a much smaller amount marijuana from a dispensary also was seized from his possession.

 

Meahl told police the drugs belonged to him and he was having the driver take him to Illinois, according to court documents.

 

The Buchanan, Michigan man could face anywhere from a three to 16 year sentence on the Level 3 felony charge of possession of cocaine. He could face an additional six months in jail on Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana.