(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte man was allegedly found with a large quantity of drugs, including psychedelic mushrooms, during a traffic stop near Michigan City.

 

Eugene Wallace, 42, was being held in the La Porte County Jail on $50,000 bond.

 

According to La Porte County Police, Wallace was pulled over Friday afternoon for crossing the center line multiple times on Meer Road.  Police said a search of the vehicle produced a black bag containing 98 grams of amphetamine pills, 72 grams of the hallucinogenic mushrooms and 4.6 grams of another hallucinogenic drug, MDMA.

 

Wallace was at the La Porte County Jail when spotted with an object later identified as cocaine in his mouth.  Jail officers were able to remove the cocaine from his mouth during a struggle but he was taken to the hospital as a precaution after swallowing a portion of the drug.

 

What was left of the cocaine weighed over nine grams, police said.

 

Wallace told investigators he just obtained the drugs and was in the process of making deliveries when stopped, police said.   He was booked on five counts, including Level 2 felony dealing cocaine.