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One person arrested following drug bust in Kentucky

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KENTUCKY — A Mount Vernon woman was arrested on July 26 following a traffic stop near the intersection of I-75 and Kentucky 909, about 10 miles north of London.

According to authorities, 48-year-old Lorie Lee Smith was driving a silver Nissan Rogue when she was stopped and found to be under the influence.

Officers discovered suspected fentanyl, oxycodone, and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Smith, a resident of Chestnut Ridge Road, was arrested and charged with public intoxication involving controlled substances, possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (fentanyl), possession of a substance in the first degree (first offense), and possession of drug paraphernalia.

She is currently being held at the Laurel County Correctional Center.