ISP seizes 2 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- Indiana State Police seized over two pounds of marijuana and arrested the driver following a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road.

A trooper stopped a 2002 Honda for several traffic violations in the eastbound lanes near the 80 mile marker Thursday.

While talking with the driver, the trooper said he noticed the smell of marijuana and called for assistance.

While conducting a search, the troopers located seven glass jars filled with suspected marijuana.

The suspected marijuana weighed almost two and a half pounds, police said.

The driver, 23-year-old Joseph Herbaugh of Reno, Nevada, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of marijuana and dealing marijuana.

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