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Greyhound Bus Passenger Arrested for Dealing Cocaine
Artha Jackson was arrested after a K-9 alerted deputies to a backpack containing large amounts of cocaine and marijuana on a Greyhound bus, facing felony drug charges.
- On Friday, March 27, 2026, LaPorte County Sheriff deputies arrested 47-year-old Artha Jackson after stopping a speeding Greyhound bus on the Indiana Toll Road near the 58-mile marker.
- A highway interdiction deputy initiated the traffic stop after observing the bus traveling above the posted speed limit while passing commercial vehicles on the toll road.
- During the investigation, a narcotics detection K-9 unit alerted deputies to drugs, prompting officers to search an overhead compartment and locate a backpack containing cocaine and marijuana.
- Jackson faces preliminary charges of dealing in cocaine and dealing in marijuana; he remains held on a $50,000 cash-only bond through LaPorte County Circuit Court.
- Deputies assigned to highway interdiction are trained to detect illegal drugs and weapons, enabling the discovery of narcotics during this routine traffic stop on the toll road.
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