On Saturday afternoon, January 3rd, 2026, an Indiana State Police trooper stopped a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 70 around 1:30 p.m. for a routine Department of Transportation compliance inspection. The truck was traveling eastbound from Joplin, Missouri to Richmond, Indiana.
During the stop, the trooper observed criminal indicators and brought in an ISP K-9 unit, which gave a positive This led to a search of the vehicle, where officers discovered 309 pounds of cocaine hidden in the sleeper berth of the truck
Two California men were arrested: 25-year-old Gurpreet Singh of Fresno and 30-year-old Jasveer Singh of Santa Clara . Both were charged with Level 2 felony dealing in narcotics and taken to Putnam County Jail. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also placed deportation holds on both men, citing prior removal proceedings !.
This was a significant seizure that highlighted the effectiveness of routine traffic enforcement in intercepting drug trafficking operations along major interstate routes.