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Traffic Stop Turns Into Drug Bust

(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte woman pulled over for speeding is facing a variety of drug related charges including possession of methamphetamine.

 

Kaitlin Mannia, 35, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with one felony count for allegedly having four grams of methamphetamine along with three misdemeanor counts for marijuana, pills and drug paraphernalia like narcotic smoking pipes allegedly found in her vehicle.

 

According to court documents, she was pulled over August 27th for speeding on Weller Avenue and failing to use her turn signal while veering right onto Pine Lake Avenue.

 

Police said other drug paraphernalia on her possession included a marijuana grinder and scale.  She could face anywhere from a one to six year sentence on the most serious count.

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