Traffic stop in Henry County leads to arrest, seizure of 3.5 pounds of cocaine on I-70
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — A traffic stop in Henry County led to the arrest of a Missouri man after officers found 3.5 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 70, state police say.
On Wednesday, a trooper from the Indiana State Police Pendleton District was patrolling I-70 near the Knightstown exit when he stopped 34-year-old Jonathan Diggins for a traffic violation.
During the stop, the trooper suspected criminal activity and used his police dog, Yana, to perform an open-air sniff around the vehicle. Yana alerted the trooper to the presence of narcotics which led to a vehicle search.
Troopers located 3.5 pounds of suspected cocaine and a Glock .40 caliber handgun, according to a release.
Diggins was arrested and taken to the Henry County Jail on preliminary charges of dealing in cocaine, a level 2 felony, and possession of Cocaine, a level 3 felony.
