(La Porte County, IN) - A traffic stop by La Porte County Police on a vehicle returning from Michigan resulted in an arrest and seizure of a large amount of marijuana products.

Nearly two grams of methamphetamine were also confiscated.  Verna Grove, 46, was booked into jail Friday on charges of dealing in marijuana and possession of methamphetamine.  Police said Grove was the driver of a vehicle pulled over for speeding and tailgating on Interstate 94 near U.S. 421.  Grove told the officer she rented the vehicle in Iowa to make what she described as a 12 hour trip to Michigan, polce said. 

An odor of marijuana from the vehicle resulted in a free air sniff by a K-9 dog, which alerted to the presence of drugs.  During a search, police said 900 THC cartridges along with two jars of what appeared to be marijuana wax were located inside two suitcases and a duffel bag in the trunk of the vehicle.  Police said the methamphetamine was found during a strip search at the jail.