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Trooper Arrests Two After Finding Kilo Of Cocaine

Last updated on Friday, August 11, 2017

(PUTNAM CO.) - Thursday morning at 7:45, an Indiana State Police Trooper was working along Interstate 70.

The Trooper observed a black Chevy Cruze traveling eastbound near the 36 mile marker with the registration improperly displayed. A traffic stop was initiated and during the stop several indicators of possible criminal activity were detected.

A request for K-9 assistance was answered by an Indiana State Police K-9 handler. A free air sniff resulted in a "positive indication" on the back passenger side of the vehicle. A subsequent search yielded one package estimated to be a Kilo of suspected Cocaine. Estimated street value of a Kilo of cocaine is approximately $100,000 dollars.

Police arrested 27-year-old Alberto Castro Analco, and 30-year-old Ivan Pedro Mirares Roldan, both of Kansas City Missouri, on charges of dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug, possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and 30-year-old

Both were incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail.

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