Putnam County – Thursday, May 26, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an Indiana State Trooper stopped a tractor-trailer at the thirty-seven mile marker eastbound on Interstate 70 for a routine compliance inspection. The driver of the tractor-trailer was identified as Leonardo Hernandez, age 38, of Miami, Florida, with one passenger in the vehicle. During the conversation with the driver and passenger, criminal indicators were observed, and a consent search revealed approximately forty-four pounds of suspected cocaine. Leonardo Hernandez and Rolando Bermudez Acevedo were taken into custody and transported to the Putnam County Jail.
The tractor-trailer was enroute from Phoenix, Arizona, to Indianapolis, Indiana.
The estimated street value of the cocaine is one million dollars.
Arrested and Charges:
Leonardo Hernandez, 38, Miami, Florida
- Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2, Felony
- Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Level 3, Felony
Rolando Bermudez Acevedo, 24, Orlando, Florida
- Dealing a narcotic drug, Level 2 Felony
- Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Level 3 Felony
Photo 1 – Evidence Collected
Photo 2 – Leonardo Hernandez
Photo 3 – Rolando Bermudez Acevedo