Undercover Operation, I-95 Traffic Stop Yields Drugs

An undercover operation by narcotics agents with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office resulted in a traffic stop Thursday evening on Interstate 95 between Benson and Four Oaks and the alleged discovery of drugs and cash.

Very few details are being released about the incident.

Nicole Lynn Pappalardo, 28, of E. Main Street, Bailey was jailed under a $200,000 bond charged with 5 drug-related offenses including selling methamphetamine and the delivery of methamphetamine.

Authorities did not disclose the amount of cash seized.