Morning, ma'am. >> Morning. >> How you doing? >> Not too bad. Congratulations registration with you. >> Okay. All right. Just uh anything with a van or whatever. >> I don't know. >> Are you in a hurry this morning? Are you heading somewhere? >> Yeah, we're going to a funeral. >> Oh, to a funeral? >> I don't know where we're at. PTSD. >> Okay. Uh this uh that might work. Yeah. Sorry. >> Yeah, that's fine. It's all right. Um back at I believe it's Bridgeport. Uh when you come on to Washington Street, um you roll through the stop sign, didn't come to a complete stop. >> Um you're I'll try to get you. >> You're good. >> Uh 7579. That should work. That'll be fine. Um give me just a second. Let me run everything. Think for a second. >> How we doing today? >> Where y'all headed to? >> A funeral. >> Yeah, we just landed and we don't know where we're at. >> They're supposed to take us to the gas station. >> Where y'all coming from? >> Airport. >> Like I I get that. What state? >> Um California down here. >> Okay. All righty. Dang. Y How long y'all staying? Y'all got a ton of luggage. >> A week. >> A week. Okay. >> Well, I'm staying a week. They're staying. >> We got to figure at >> Okay. Hang tight. Sit here. Signal. Signal. If you're wondering why the troopers move so quickly from questions to a canine, it's simple. They already had a tip, but they needed probable cause before they could legally search the vehicle, which the canine just handed them on a silver platter. This gave the troopers the green light to search on the spot without a warrant, catching the women off guard and suddenly trapping them in the worst [music] possible position. Ma'am, >> is this window rolled down? >> I don't know. >> Huh? Okay. >> Go ahead. Step out of the car for me. >> What am I? Step out of the car for a second. >> Dog indicated. Go ahead and step out of the car for me. >> Okay. What? >> Step out of the car for me. >> Step out of the car. Just keep your hands where I can see them. You can leave everything in the car. Turn around. Face that way. Put your hands on your back. I'll explain everything here in just a second. You're good. >> You're not under arrest at this time. >> I'm going to get a second there. Cash. You're good. >> You have what? >> Okay. What's that? >> Diabetes. >> Okay. What's that got to do with >> Because it's too tight enough. So >> that's why I put a second cuff on. Yep. I'm not going to go there. Right there. Get this. That's it. Not going inside. Come back here. Yep. Right there. That little bit come out there cuz it is You got your second pair. You ain't got no drones, nothing like that. Go ahead and step out. >> Yeah, I use my second. >> Yeah. In Indiana, if a police dog alerts on a vehicle, that's probably cause association. >> Is there anything in the vehicle that shouldn't be in there? Read them, Miranda, first. >> I'll read them. >> These are really hot, sir. >> Huh? These are >> Yeah, they're warm. Trust me, you'll like it. >> It's literally like burning >> burning your hand. >> Yes, there we or something. They're literally like burning. >> Give me a second. >> All right, I'm going to read you something real quick. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to consult with a lawyer before answering questions. Have a lawyer with you doing any questioning. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one group provided for you free of cost if you desire one. I'm going to need a yes or no. Do you understand what I read to you? >> Say it again. >> Do you understand what I read to you? >> Yep. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. >> You have the right to consult with a lawyer before answering questions. Have a lawyer with you during any question. >> If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer want to be provided for you free of cost if you desire one. Do you understand what I read to you? Do you understand what I read to you, ma'am? >> Am I right? >> The dog my dog alerted on there. That's That's why you're being detained right now. Everybody's free to leave this K9 invitation. So do his due diligence. >> You're being right because you are detained and we're going to ask you some. >> Do you understand what I read? >> I know what it you understand what I read. >> Yes. Do you understand what I read? >> The dog my dog alerted on their vehicle. >> That's pain right now. Somebody's free to leave indications. So you guys do the due diligence >> and you're being read Miranda cuz you are detained and we're going to ask you some questions. Okay. >> You saw I read >> I understand what I read over there. >> He was in odor around the back and then he come over here and >> if you want to separate everybody from Hamilton is >> Are we going to find anything illegal in the in the bags? Not that you know of. >> No, I don't have a carryon. >> You only have a carry-on? Okay. Rental car. Rental is rental. Okay. >> Hold that. I was going to grab something soon. >> Oh. Oh, here. I just hit my door or my trunk release. Yeah. Yeah. Well, no, not yet. >> Just do your thing for now. >> So, my dog, he is trained on six odors or narcotics. Cocaine, crack, heroin, X, meth, and marijuana. With this being a rental car, fairly new, >> I'm assuming there's no odor in the vehicle other than what you all brought into it. >> I don't know. >> You don't know? Okay. >> Okay. >> Whose bag is this? >> That's yours. Okay. Whose bag is this? Mine. >> That's yours. Okay. >> I like the orange. >> Thank you. >> I'm assuming this is her purse. >> Yeah. And whose bag is this one? Hers, too. Or yours? >> No. You got the other orange bag, right? >> Where you guys coming from? >> They're coming from LA. Uh, one from LA. I think she's in Ohio. We just wanted to >> Oh, okay. How do you know them? >> That's my cousin. And that's the person that died. That's his girlfriend. That's what >> girlfriend of the person that died. >> Okay. You in relation to the girl up there? >> That's the girlfriend. >> Oh, yeah. Are you Are you related to that person up there? >> My husband? I don't know. >> Okay. All right. >> When's When's the funeral? >> Huh? >> When's the funeral? >> It's today. >> Oh, today. Okay. >> Okay. Man, you're cutting it close. I don't know if you can. >> Yeah, we made it. But >> where where's it at? You said >> Park in Pilot Park. Okay. Same same type here. >> Cool. Who How do you know the other two? >> What family? We're like really close friends. >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> Who Who was it that passed away? >> My cousin. We call her my cousin. Oh, >> okay. >> Mhm. >> How do you know her up there? >> Cousin. >> Cousin. Okay. This is your cousin, too. >> Um, right here >> in two days. >> In two days. Okay. >> All right. So, you got time so we're not delaying you too long. I just don't want you guys to be late or anything. >> Um, the phones, just leave the phones. >> You want me to put the new car? >> I'll almost done. Almost done. >> Okay. So, which which bags are yours? >> I just have the luggage. I have my luggage. My matching my tote and carry set. >> Which ones? >> My orange. I have matching tote and carry. >> So So the orange one stuff. All my outfits are packed fresh in an orange bag from Fashion No. They're fresh. They're flat. Everything is still in plastic. >> Which which orange bag? This one here? >> Yeah. And this is another one. I don't He does it just like that. >> Yeah, it's big. >> Where's the other big orange bag? >> These have all been searched. >> Yeah. Like he has my orange bag. I have a orange set. >> Okay. All right. All right. I'm I'm sorry I didn't get your name. What's your name, man? Tasha. >> Tasha, you can stand over there by the car. Get warm. >> Tasha, which bags are yours? >> Uh, that black one, that clear one, and that pink one. No, no, no. That black one, that pink in the middle. In the middle. >> That right there? >> In the middle. >> This one right here? >> Yes. And I think that pink one. Okay. All right. Whose bags are the rest of these? Did you stand for two weeks? >> I'm not. I'm driving to just weird. This was in here with that, but it don't have anything in it. >> No, it might be. Um, hey, my window's down here to show you guys. >> Okay. >> Wait, did I ask you or something? >> Yeah. >> [ __ ] You thought about something. What's wrong? >> What's that? >> Yeah. What's wrong? >> Wait, what's wrong? >> Yeah, what's wrong? I just thought about something. >> Well, K9 for the other narcotics. So, >> yeah. I'm like, what's wrong? I'm like, cuz here, I had a very bad experience. You want that to you? Go ahead. >> All right. All right. >> Who's the driver? Me. Why don't you sit for a second? >> Okay. Hold on one second. Doggy here. Okay. >> No, there ain't no doggy in here. All right. You going to take a seat right there? Just watch your head getting in. That should help you stay warm. Can you um >> I'm going to take this coat off of you since I told you my diabet. Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Just hang tight for me. Photographing the contraband before removing it documents where and how it was found preserves the chain of custody and helps show it wasn't planted or tampered with. [music] These photos are crucial in court to support the evidence's legitimacy. And these troopers fully intend to use them to put the women away for a long time. It's good. It's good. All right, we'll get that back. I smell it. Try to pull that out. I can smell it now. >> I see here. Grab grab that corner and pull. No. There we go. >> Just drop camp. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Smell that. >> Mike, >> that's heavy though. I don't know if that's weed or not. >> Can't all be weed. >> All right. That's crystal. >> Yep. >> Oh boy. That's a bunch of crystal. I love it. >> Let's uh let's cuz there's more, right? >> Yeah, there's Let's stack it. Let's put it on front of his right here for now. >> Okay, so we're good on this bag. I got everything there. That's another that here. Set it back down real quick. All right, go ahead. You take it there. That way you're not Yeah. Heat. Got it. Let me get the what? Yeah. Yeah, I got it. There you go. that came out of that. Okay. go through this these bags yet, you know. >> I don't know. I went through something in there maybe close. Take a picture real quick. >> That my dear is crystal meth. >> That's good on that one. >> The troopers found several bags of crystal meth. Enough [music] to send all three women away for a long time. But as the saying goes, there's no honor among thieves. And all three women immediately started trying to throw each other under the bus. >> So question. >> Yes, ma'am. >> They said there's drugs in her luggage. Does that affect everybody? >> You said what now? >> They the guy just told me that that is crystal meth in her luggage, right? >> There was crystal meth in every one of the suitcases. >> Yeah, but the guy none of that is not yet. They told them I have orange bags. Is that affecting me? >> It's not I don't >> be honest with you. I don't know. That's going to be up to the court. >> Yeah, I don't I don't do that. Wait, so I'm being arrested? I don't know if you're being arrested or not. >> Like I don't have They just went through all my stuff. I don't drugs when I'm doing anything. Drugs kill my brother. I don't do this. I'm a mother. >> All right. All right. So, what's going on? >> I don't know. Honestly. >> You don't know? >> No, cuz my bags are the >> Where you going? Where are you going to? >> A funeral. I'm going to a funeral. >> You going to a funeral? >> Yes, sir. All right. Um, well, that's interesting because I've talked to everybody and the story's changed a little bit about the funeral. Okay. >> Right. We're going to funeral. >> When you going to a funeral? >> In two days. >> Two days. >> Yeah. I told you the wake the wake. The wake is coming up like of today. >> Okay. >> Sometime. >> All right. So, none of these big rolling bags is anybody's, right? >> No. >> Not anybody say. So, how' they get here? >> None of us. I can do that. >> Okay. All right. Mine is that pink one. >> Okay. >> That that clear one and that black one. And you can check on the slip. Those are mine. >> All right. >> So, I can't speak on >> So, how did you end up coming here today? So, what happened? >> I was driving to my cousins. >> Okay. Where's that at? >> H. >> You say you was driving to your cousins? >> Yes. >> So, did you did you drive did you drive here? Did you fly here? >> No, we flew here. >> Okay. When did you fly in? >> Today. >> Okay. When are you supposed to be flying back? >> I'm supposed to be flying back after a few years. Like uh probably like the second or third. >> See the second or third? Do you do you have a ticket already? >> No, I haven't. >> All right. All right. >> So, I was trying not to be there for my family. >> Yep. >> The guy in the back. So, what does this mean? >> It means that I want to know what's going on. All right? Because here's the thing. I've talked to everybody. Okay? >> The funeral the funeral story is fake. We know the funeral is real. I can show you funeral. >> She that's her friend. I told you that is her friend. >> That's her friend up there. >> So, that's >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, when when is this funeral? >> The wait for your body is today. The body is today at 10. When is >> that supposed to cook? The actual funeral is supposed to be tomorrow. >> I don't know what she says because that's her people. because she was screwing for that. I've never met her. >> So you never met her? I didn't. >> That's interesting cuz that's not the story that I'm getting from >> I said I story is different too. >> No, I'm telling everybody. Mine's on. I don't do anything illegal. I don't have a car. >> She asked for bags at the airport because she had more stuff. She said she was staying for two weeks. She was going from here to Iowa with the one up there in that car and she said, "Can we check?" Because everyone gets two free bags. I don't do luggage. I only have brand new outfits in that bag. So I only have orange stuff. >> Okay. I stand in front of both of them. I don't do anything illegal. I'm a mom. My kids got lost my parents. I don't do anything that involves law enforcement after my run in before and it was it was wrongful like they you know but I don't >> All right. Well, hang out right here for me. >> All right. Which bags of yours? >> Um my bag. >> Okay. So, here's here's the deal. Okay. Um, I don't know if you see, but they're getting bundles of narcotics out of bags. Okay, I talked to other people and they claim the other bags aren't theirs. Okay, so whose big rolling bags are these? Here's the thing. I understand sometimes people they get into a money situation where, hey, they need they get down on luck or whatever, so they feel like they need to do something. That doesn't mean somebody's a bad person. I just wonder what your story is. Um my story is my father is a law enforcement. Um I grew up buried in a shelter community because my dad was also in the 90s. >> Okay. >> And a lot of my family is in the military. Um I'm in school. >> Okay. So what happened today? today. Um, this with my cousins going to her funeral and >> Okay, so I'm going to I'm going to stop you right there. Okay, the funeral story is BS because I talked to everybody individually. Okay, nothing matches that. All right, >> so we can start over. Watch one's a day cuz you know and I know that's not true. Okay, so how did you end up here with a bunch of narcotics? >> I just came um with my cousins. >> You came with your cousins? >> Mhm. All right. So, which bags were you carrying? >> I have my um my Adidas bag and my tote bag. Those >> Okay. All right. So, where's the narcotics going? Cuz that's what I'm concerned about. >> I have no idea. >> Okay. So, how did you end up here? Are you getting paid to bring this? >> Um >> you getting a little bit, I'm sure. >> I I literally don't know what the same which which all bags are loaded cuz we're taking it out. I'm just looking for some cooperation here. >> I I honestly have Jimmy no idea where they're going. >> Okay. You have no idea where they're going. So where So where So how did you end up coming here? Cuz you're not coming for a funeral. >> My um my cousin. >> Okay. So what happened there? Which cousin? You're saying my cousin? Which cousin? >> My cousin was the one who invited me. >> What's your cousin's name? I'll turn it down. >> What is it? >> Tasha. Okay. So, what Tasha said? >> So, have you ever done a trip like this before? >> No. >> Okay. So, Tasha actually come on the trip. Where'd she uh where were you supposed to be going? Um we're coming out here to some other um place. I wasn't sure exactly where >> when when did you leave? >> Okay. When are you uh when are you supposed to be going back? >> Are you getting paid or anything or >> Cuz they're claiming all these bad are yours. Okay. >> All right. That's kind of me, bro. >> Troopers seized more than $112 lb of crystal meth valued at over $500,000. Delta Airlines passenger records showed Weather Spoon, the ring leader, had flown through the Indiana airport at least seven times in 2023, paying the women couriers between $1,000 and $2,000 per trip. pointed to Weatherspoon as the one running the operation. All three women, 36year-old Latasha Weatherspoon, 31-year-old Marlene Richardson, and 30-year-old Christina Enriquez, faced multiple state and federal charges, and [music] if convicted, could face life in prison. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of competent [music] jurisdiction.