PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Two Florida men are facing charges after an Indiana State Trooper stopped a tractor-trailer on I-70 on Thursday and found an estimated nearly $1 million of cocaine.
The trooper stopped the tractor-trailer at MM 37 as part of a routine compliance inspection. The driver, Leonardo Hernandez, 38, of Miami, Florida, and passenger Rolando Bermudez Acevedo, 24, of Orlando, Florida, were the only people in the vehicle.
According to a release from ISP, conversation led to a consent search of the tractor-trailer, which revealed approximately 44 pounds of suspected cocaine.
Both Hernandez and Acevedo were taken to the Putnam County Jail and face felony drug dealing and possession charges.
The tractor-trailer was reportedly in route to Phoenix, Arizona, from Indianapolis.
