Man arrested near Calypso charged with drug trafficking

Law enforcement conducting the arrest found the man was carrying a concealed weapon

LAST WEEK Phillip Marshall Thompson, of Goldsboro, was arrested by the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division, at a traffic stop on US Highway 117 near Calypso.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, on June 25, deputies conducting the traffic stop located a 9mm handgun, approximately 17 dosage units of Ecstasy pills, multiple bags containing marijuana, and a large digital scale in the vehicle Thompson was driving. 

Thompson was charged with felony possession of a concealed weapon, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Thompson received a $20,000 secured bond and is in the Duplin County Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 12.