A truck driver was arrested in Cloverdale, Indiana on Saturday, after a state trooper discovered $700,000 worth of cocaine in his truck during a routine traffic stop.
According to Fox59.com, after pulling over the semi truck for a roadside safety inspection on Interstate 70, the officer said he noticed signs “consistent with the trafficking of illegal drugs” during his conversation with the driver.
The officer then searched the rig and discovered nearly 18 kilos of cocaine hidden in the trailer.
The driver, 50-year-old Terrell Turner of Houston, Texas, was arrested and charged with a level 2 felony drug charge. He was taken to Putnam County Jail and is being held without bond.