FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A traffic stop by officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) last Thursday led to the discovery of 65 pounds of cocaine hidden under a dog cage.
Uniformed detectives with the narcotics division stopped a Chevrolet pickup truck with Florida license plates for speeding, and a K-9 detected the possible presence of illegal drugs.
A handgun was seen in plain view when the driver exited the truck, and the large dog cage in the bed of the truck was over a hidden compartment where they found the drugs. The cocaine had a street value of over $600,000 -dollars. 25-year-old Jordan Lanier was arrested on charges of dealing cocaine and possessing marijuana.
The FWPD released the following:
On Thursday, 06 November 2025, uniformed detectives from the Fort Wayne Police Narcotics Division made a traffic stop on a black 2019 Chevy Silverado with Florida plates, for speeding. During the course of the traffic stop a Fort Wayne Police K-9 team did an open-air sniff for the presence of narcotics and gave a positive alert.
When the driver was asked to get out of the truck a Springfield Armory .45 caliber handgun was seen in plain view. Detectives observed a large dog cage with a dog in the bed of the truck.
A closer inspection of the cage revealed an after-market, manufactured hide (compartment) on the underside of the cage.
When the access panel was removed, detectives found approximately 30 individually packaged kilos of cocaine with a street value of $600,000 to $800,000.
Suspect Arrested: Jordon Wayne Lanier age 25
Preliminary Charges: DEALING IN COAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG: 35-48-4-1(e): POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA: 35-48-4-11(a)
Comments