(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police made a large drug bust during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Springville.

Police say the driver was stopped for having just one working headlight in the area of U.S 20 and State  Highway 39.  He was also allegedly speeding and did not have a working light for his license plate. During the stop, a K-9 unit was deployed, and detected the presence of drugs. Police said more than 80 grams of methamphetamine was found in a five gallon bucket behind the center console in the cab of the driver’s pick-up truck.

40 year old Joseph Ramos of Lake Station was arrested and held on a preliminary Level 3 felony charge of possession of methamphetamine. If the charge is made formal, Ramos could face anywhere from a three to 16 year sentence.