PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA — A routine DOT compliance inspection on Interstate 70 near Cloverdale turned into a drug bust Saturday afternoon. Indiana State Police troopers noticed criminal indicators during a conversation with the driver. What they found inside the truck was far from ordinary.
At approximately 4:20 p.m. on March 21, 2026, a trooper stopped a white Freightliner semi tractor-trailer at mile marker 41 eastbound on I-70. The stop was routine — a standard DOT compliance check. During the inspection, the trooper observed criminal indicators while speaking with the driver. That triggered a probable cause search. Troopers found 100 pounds of methamphetamine in the trailer. They also found a handgun in the cab. The meth carries an estimated street value of half a million dollars.
The driver, Kemar Brown, 33, of San Bernardino, California, was taken into custody without incident. Officers transported him to the Putnam County Jail. He faces the following charges:
• Dealing methamphetamine — Level 2 Felony (maximum 30 years, $10,000 fine)
• Possession of methamphetamine — Level 3 Felony (maximum 16 years, $10,000 fine)
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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