The Indiana State Police seized nearly 200 pounds of marijuana on Monday after a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road in LaPorte County.

According to police, at 1:15 p.m. Tomasz Stanislaw Harasim, 26, was stopped at the 61.5 mile marker, near the St. Joseph county line, for an unspecified moving violation by Trooper Anthony Potesta. After talking to Harasim, police said, Potesta suspected illegal activity and requested a K-9 unit from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Police. Deputy Andrew Morse and his K-9 partner Mirza arrived at the scene and Mirza subsequently alerted to an unknown amount of what was later discovered to be marijuana, police said.

A search warrant was obtained and executed and five large hockey-style bags were recovered from Harasim’s 2009 Chrysler minivan, containing a total of 187 individual vacuum-sealed bags. Each individual bag was estimated to contain one pound of hydroponic marijuana, police said. In addition, $16,318 in cash was recovered.

Police identified Harasim as a Polish national on a passport from Canada. He was transported to LaPorte County Jail and charged with dealing in marijuana over 10 pounds, a Class C felony punishable by a term of two to eight years; and possession of marijuana greater than 30 grams, a Class D felony punishable by a term of six months to three years.