Branson Woman Arrested for Drug Trafficking

On Friday, June 7, the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and the Benton County Sheriff's Office received information regarding a subject who was trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine into the area from southern Missouri.

Detectives contacted the COMET Drug Task Force and discovered this individual had been under investigation over the past two years for drug trafficking.

Through the cooperation of the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Taney County Sheriff's Office, Christian County Sheriff's Office, Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, and COMET Drug Task Force, the suspect was located while she was in the process of transporting methamphetamine to Benton County. After her arrest in Christian County, a search warrant was also executed on her residence.

In total, approximately three-fourths of a pound of methamphetamine was seized.

The suspect, Rhonda Johnson, 56, of Branson, Mo., is currently being held in Taney County on a no-bond warrant for Trafficking 2nd Degree, with trafficking charges pending in Christian County as well.

The first evidence photo shows the methamphetamine that was destined for Benton County. The second evidence photo with the paraphernalia show narcotics recovered from Johnson’s residence.