FOUR OAKS – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has announced a second arrest in a drug investigation.
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Emily Marie McNeal, age 33, of Old School Road, Four Oaks was arrested August 23 and charged with four counts of trafficking marijuana, and single counts of conspiracy to sell/deliver marijuana and maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for a controlled substance.
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On August 21, a deputy sheriff stopped a car reportedly driven by Melvin Garrett Benton of Old School Road. Inside the vehicle, officers reportedly found 30 pounds of marijuana concealed inside a crate.
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Officers later searched Benton’s home and reportedly found an additional pound of marijuana and approximately $25,000 in cash.
Both Benton and McNeal were held under $150,000 bonds at the Johnston County Detention Center.