(La Porte County, IN) - Police made a sizable drug bust this week on an area interstate.
A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy made a routine traffic stop on eastbound I-90 near Westville late Wednesday morning. According to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez, the officer was on a highway patrol detail.
The driver of the out-of-state Chevy Tahoe, Yohan Ponce Riera (39), of Ocala, Florida, was found to have an active warrant out of Florida for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation.
In his SUV, police allegedly uncovered 16 kilograms of cocaine and 50 pounds of methamphetemine.
“I commend the outstanding work of our officers for the quick and decisive arrest of a dangerous suspect traveling through our area,” said Sheriff Martinez. “These police officers also seized a significant amount of narcotics that will never threaten our communities now.”
Riera is being held without bond at the La Porte County Jail, facing federal charges which are pending through the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
