An Indiana State Police traffic stop on I-70 led to a drug seizure on Sunday, September 6, taking an estimated $3.8 million worth of cocaine off the streets.
Members of the ISP Criminal Interdiction Unit stopped a commercial motor vehicle traveling eastbound through Putnam County for a routine safety inspection. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Harpreet Singh of Greenwood, Indiana, told troopers he was pulling an empty trailer from Memphis, Tennessee, to Indianapolis.
During the inspection, the trooper noted that Singh was operating below industry safety standards, prompting officers to impound the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed five duffel bags containing approximately 277 pounds-or 126 kilograms-of cocaine hidden inside.
Singh was taken into custody on the scene and booked into the Putnam County Jail. He faces preliminary charges of dealing and possession of a narcotic drug.
State officials highlighted the bust as a success for the state’s expanded interdiction strategy. Under Governor Mike Braun, drug interdiction along major highways has remained a primary focus for public safety agencies. Operating full-time within the ISP Drug Enforcement Section, the Criminal Interdiction Unit focuses on intercepting illicit narcotics along Indiana’s major transit corridors before they reach local neighborhoods.
