LaPorte Sheriffs Find Huge Pot Stash
On February 11, 2020, during the afternoon, Deputy Wade Wallace was working the Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) program along the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90). At approximately 3:22 P.M., he began to travel eastbound behind a passenger vehicle near the 53-mile marker. While behind the vehicle, Deputy Wallace observed several traffic violations being committed.
Deputy Wallace initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle near the 56-mile marker. The driver was identified as Zhaoyao LUO (31 YOA), of Sacramento, California. Deputy Jon Samuelson and his K-9 partner Bosco arrived to assist. As the traffic stop progressed, a large quantity of an illegal drug was located.
LUO was arrested for Dealing/Delivery of Marijuana (Level 5 Felony). LUO remains housed in the La Porte County Jail (LCJ). He is being held on a $15,005.00 cash-only bond through La Porte County Superior Court I.
DHE is a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program/initiative. DHE is designed to disrupt the flow of drugs and weapons moving domestically. DHE, funded by federal monies and administered by Indiana HIDTA, allows additional deputies to work criminal interdiction enforcement.
