(La Porte County, IN) - Another large marijuana bust has occurred on the Indiana Toll Road in La Porte County.

 

Two men from out of state are now facing charges.

 

Last week, a La Porte County sheriff’s deputy stopped an SUV for traveling over the speed limit near Rolling Prairie. 

 

During the traffic stop, the officer spotted four large suitcases and learned the SUV was rented on the west coast.

 

Feeling the driver wasn’t being totally truthful with his answers during questioning, a K-9 dog came out and detected the presence the drugs.

 

Inside the suitcases were vacuum sealed packages of marijuana weighing a total of 120 pounds, police said. 

 

Tony Green, Jr. from Georgia and his passenger, Rovell Thomas of Mississippi were charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 5 felony dealing in marijuana.

 

They could face anywhere from a one to six year sentence.

 

Last week, arrests were made during a traffic stop on the Toll Road west of La Porte after 1,400 pounds of marijuana were discovered inside a rented box truck.