(La Porte County, IN) - Charges have been filed against two men allegedly caught in Indiana with a trunk load of marijuana and THC products while returning from Michigan.

 

Luis Diaz, 23, and Cade McConnaha, 21, are each charged with Level 5 felony dealing in marijuana and Level 6 felony possession of marijuana. According to court documents, the two men from Iowa Iowa were returning home February 4 from Detroit when they were stopped on Interstate 94 outside Michigan City for a traffic violation.

 

Police said both men appeared extremely nervous during the stop, and police acquired enough evidence to allow for a search of the vehicle.  In all, 13 pounds of marijuana, more than 1,100 THC vape pen cartridges, four pounds of THC wax, 17 ounces of THC edibles, and six boxes of THC syrup were found inside two large trash bags and suitcase in the trunk of the vehicle. Police said one of the bags also contained an undisclosed amount of cash in stacks held together by rubber bands.

 

Police said at least some of the marijuana was purchased legally in Michigan from a dispensary. Both men could each face up to six years in prison on the most serious of the two felony counts.

 

Initially, they were being held in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 cash only bond.