Two arrested in Interstate 65 drug bust

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Joshua A. Dewitt. Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police.
Joshua A. Dewitt. Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police.

Two Corydon men were arrested by Indiana State troopers after a traffic stop on Interstate 65 on New Year’s Day.

Police report that Trooper Randel Miller pulled over a vehicle on the Interstate just north of Seymour at about 1 on Sunday. The trooper’s police dog, Jinx, alerted to the odor of drugs inside the vehicle, says Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, spokesman for the state police.

A search allegedly revealed 15 grams of methamphetamine, 90 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Tod Mertz Jr. Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police.
Tod Mertz Jr. Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police.

The driver, 23-year-old Joshua A. Dewitt, and a passenger 28-year-old Tod D. Mertz Jr were both arrested on preliminary charges including dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, dealing marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.