HENDRICKS CO. – On January 12, at approximately 3:50 p.m., an Indiana State Trooper stopped a semi-tractor trailer for a motor carrier inspection on Interstate 70 near the fifty-nine-mile marker.
The driver was identified as Jorge Bucio, 37, of Weatherford, Texas. During the course of the inspection and conversation with Bucio, criminal indicators were detected which raised the suspicion that illicit activity was occurring. The Plainfield Police Department canine was called for assistance. A positive canine alert for the odor of illegal drugs led to the search of the semi-tractor trailer.
During the search, the trooper discovered approximately 22 pounds of cocaine which was located in the sleeper berth. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $400,000. Bucio was traveling from Arizona to Ohio.
Bucio was detained and transported to the Hendricks County Jail on a Level 2 felony charge of dealing narcotics and a Level 3 felony charge of possession of narcotics.
