ELKHART — State police say a traffic stop along the Indiana Toll Road led troopers to nearly $1 million in cocaine in a Mercedes being hauled by a semitrailer.
The Times of Munster reports that troopers arrested 46-year-old Patrick B. Austin of Alta Loma, Calif., on Thursday after pulling over the semitrailer he was hauling near the Elkhart exit. Austin was being held Saturday on a charge of dealing cocaine, with his bond set at $5 million.
The trailer he was pulling contained a 2007 Mercedes Benz S550 valued at $100,000 and a 2008 Rolls Royce Phantom valued at $300,000.
A search warrant allowed officers to search the Mercedes, leading to the discovery of 29 kilos of cocaine in its trunk worth nearly $1 million.
Read More
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Who votes? Here’s who decides Indiana’s elections
By Indiana Capital Chronicle / 5 hours agoIndiana voter turnout rates have long lain among the lowest in the country. Despite that, some Hoosier voters cast ballots year after year.
Over 3,000 Cardinals join the Ball State family of alumni following commencement
By Ella Howell / YesterdayThe Quad filled with approximately 3,000 graduating Cardinals and their loved ones the morning of May 4 in preparation for the 198th Ball State University Commencement.
