Pennsylvania women arrested with 2 pounds of crystal meth
PUTNAMVILLE -- A pair of women from the Pittsburgh area were arrested in Putnam County Sunday after police found approximately two pounds of crystal methamphetamine in their vehicle.
At 11:32 a.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne stopped a 2014 Hyundai Accent with Oregon registration for following too close. The stop was made near the Interstate 70 36-mile marker.
Based on conversation with the two female occupants, Dravigne suspected possible criminal activity and requested assistance from Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Simmons and K-9 Officer Bo.
After arriving on scene, Bo immediately indicated the scent of narcotics on the vehicle.
Officers located approximately two pounds of crystal methamphetamine in two locations inside the vehicle.
Both the driver, Szophia L. Kress, 22, Heidelberg, Pa., and her passenger, Haley LeBlanc, 23, Pittsburgh, were taken into custody and booked into the Putnam County Jail at 2:30 p.m.
Each woman was initially charged with conspiracy to deal methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine, over 28 grams.
Upon review by the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office, each woman faces three felony charges: Two counts of Level 2 Felony dealing in methamphetamine and one count of Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine.
No court date had been set as of 1 p.m. Monday.
The street value of the methamphetamine is approximately $30,000.
Dravigne told the Banner Graphic the women were apparently en route from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh.